concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: ethical absolutism

ethical absolutism
type: Concept
broader: theories of ethics
definition: Ethical absolutists believe that actual ethical rules exist to govern ethical behavior. Immanuel Kant's form of absolutism, the “categorical imperative,” originates in his arguments based upon his critique of practical reason. [Source: Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics; Absolutism, Ethical]

theories of ethics
type: Concept
narrower: ethical absolutism