Categorical Imperative

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Kant's foundational principle of morality, stating that one should act only on maxims that one can will as universal laws applicable to everyone. It forbids using persons merely as means and demands that moral requirements hold unconditionally, regardless of one’s desires or goals.

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Kant's foundational principle of morality, stating that one should act only on maxims that one can will as universal laws applicable to everyone. It forbids using persons merely as means and demands that moral requirements hold unconditionally, regardless of one’s desires or goals.