In ethics, an impartial standpoint is one which treats everyone as equal. For many philosophers, impartiality is an essential component of the moral point of view.

A command. Philosophers often distinguish between hypothetical imperatives and categorical imperatives; see the entries under each of these topics.

This is the word that Kant used (actually, he used the German word Neigung) to refer to our sensuous feelings, emotions, and desires. Kant contrasts inclination with reason. Whereas inclination was seen as physical, causally-determined, and irrational, reason was portrayed as non-physical, free, and obviously rational.

Any position which attempts to reconcile apparently conflicting tendencies or values into a single framework. Integrationist positions are contrasted with separatist positions, which advocate keeping groups (usually defined by race, ethnicity, or gender) separate from one another.

Intuitionists believe that there are no moral facts observable in the world, but intuitions or special internal perceptions of goodness. "Good just is good, and that's an end of it" said G.E. Moore, like yellow - a non-reduceable property of a thing - so goodness is a non-reduceable property of an action.