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The 8 pages that link to Categorical imperative, each with the reason it gives.

• Immanuel KantBroader topic: It gives the central test by which Kant evaluates moral action.

• DeontologyBroader topic: Kant uses it to derive duties without grounding them in desired outcomes.

• Kantian ethicsBroader topic: Its formulations supply the tests Kantian ethics uses to assess maxims.

• KantianismBroader topic: It is the defining formulation of Kant’s rational foundation for moral duty.

• Moral philosophyRelated: It supplies a distinctive test for duty-based moral rules.

• Practical reasonBroader topic: It expresses the unconditional authority Kant attributes to practical reason.

• Moral universalismBroader topic: It turns universalizability into a test for whether an action is permissible.

• The Golden RuleCompared with: It tests actions by universal law rather than by imagined personal treatment.