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Rigorism
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Rigorism 

strict adherence to a principle in action, conduct, and thought, excluding any compromise or consideration of principles differing from the ground principle. Moral rigorism is characteristic of such movements in Protestantism as Puritanism. In ethics, the principle of rigorism was formulated by I. Kant in his doctrine of duty as the sole criterion of morality. According to Kant, only acts prompted by motives of duty can be considered moral. Acts which in themselves do not contradict the requirements of duty and which may even answer those requirements cannot be considered moral if they were performed for other motives, such as natural inclination.
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