The word “ought” is often used nonmorally. For example: “If I want to get on time, I ought to leave early.” Much of our conduct is governed by such “ought” The pattern is this: If I want X, then I ought to do Y. Whether I ought to do Y is totally contingent or dependent on my wanting X. Kant called these “hypothetical imperatives” because they tell us what to do provided that we have the relevant desires