There are three imperatives of ethics by German philosopher, Immanuel Kant , on the basis of which ,validity of any ethical act can be determined. 1 Maxim Test, 2.Individual as End,3.Kingdom of Ends.
(imperatives of honouring heroes and heroines in Nigeria)
Moral imperatives don't follow from objective situations, or to think even more radically, moral imperatives are meaningless.
In the English language command type instructions are known as imperatives. The giving of directions such as "make a right/left," and so on are examples of imperatives in action. In contrast to imperatives are interrogatives which are questions, rather than commands.
To teach and to baptize
must, obligation, duty are but 3
Imperatives are used to give direct commands or instructions to someone, typically with a sense of urgency or importance. They are useful for providing clear guidance on what needs to be done in a straightforward manner.
Pastor Greg - 2005 Ethics 3-7 was released on: USA: 14 March 2008
kindness,humility,forgiveness
1. Deontological framework of ethics 2. Social justice through fairness framework of ethics 3. virtue ethics framework of ethics 4. utilitarian framework of ethics
A brief origin of imperatives is that the word comes from the Middle English word imperatyf and the Latin word imperativus and imperatus. The first use of the word imperative can be traced back to the 15th century.
Kant means that God's actions are not bound by moral commands or imperatives that apply to humans. God's will is not governed by ethical principles in the same way that human actions are.
There is no true founder of ethics, but a few famous philosophers that you could call founders of ethics are Confucius, The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), and Laozi... these are only 3 famous philosophers out of many others!