Usually means: Rules conditional on desired outcomes.
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  1. hypothetical imperative: Merriam-Webster
  2. hypothetical imperative: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hypothetical imperative: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. hypothetical imperative: Collins English Dictionary
  5. hypothetical imperative: Vocabulary.com
  6. hypothetical imperative: Dictionary.com
  7. Hypothetical imperative: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. hypothetical imperative: Rhymezone
  9. hypothetical imperative: FreeDictionary.org
  10. hypothetical imperative: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. hypothetical imperative: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. hypothetical imperative: Wiktionary

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  1. hypothetical imperative: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names

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  1. FOLDOP - Free On Line Dictionary Of Philosophy (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hypothetical imperative)

noun:  (philosophy) A formula that tells one how to act in order to achieve a specific goal, without reflecting on the value of the goal itself. Such an imperative is conditional, i.e., it would only motivate one who already shares the end goal in question.

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