What Is a Hypothetical Imperative

question 87

Multiple Choice

What is a hypothetical imperative?

• A) An imperative that tells you what you are obligated to do unless some other obligation overrides the first obligation.
• B) A principle that tells you what to do if you want to achieve some goal.
• C) A hypothesis about what you ought to do in a situation, to be tested by the use of thought experiments.
• D) A command issued by an authority figure that applies only to those over whom the authority figure has rightful control.

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