Categorical moral reasoning locates morality in certain absolute moral requirements, certain categorical duties and rights, regardless of the consequences.

绝对主义道德推理认为,是否道德取决于特定的绝对道德准则，取决于绝对明确的义务与权利，而不管后果如何。

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And I found there were very few philosophers to even touch that topic, it was just something that they just assumed that somehow, yes, of course all humans have dignity and moral status and rights.

我发现很少有哲学家,研究这一问题，他们只是理所当然的假设,是的，全体人类都有,尊严，有道德标准，也有自己的权利。

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This is what moral philosophers within our culture view as morality, notions of rights, of equality, of freedom.

这种文化中的,道德哲学家眼中的道德就是，对，平等，自由。

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The universities are the fountains of civil and moral doctrine and have the obligation to teach the correct doctrine of rights and duties."

大学是公民权力和道德学说的理论源泉,而且它的义务也即是把正确的,权利义务学说教授给公众“

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Would it be just to torture the suspect to get the information or do you say no, there is a categorical moral duty of respect for individual rights?

为了拿到情报而对他严刑拷打，是否合理,抑或你不赞同，你认为有尊重个人权利的绝对道德责任？

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