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Kant argues in Section 2, that other moral theories have missed the mark. Utilitarianism, for example, considers a result as the goal of the imperative command. For Kant, this goal for the action means that the command is hypothetical, and therefore not absolute. Our moral imperatives such as "Do not murder" are intended to be absolute and binding. In other words, moral commands are Categorical. We as rational agents become free moral agents when we guide our will through reason shaped by the Categorical Imperative.