kingdom of ends
Americannoun
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The kingdom of ends is a hypothetical, ideal society in which every individual is treated as an end and no one is treated as a means to an end.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Kant states that another way to arrive at a universal maxim is to imagine you are creating laws for a kingdom of ends.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
A complete characterization of all maxims by means of that formula, namely, that all maxims ought by their own legislation to harmonize with a possible kingdom of ends as with a kingdom of nature.
From Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals by Abbott, Thomas Kingsmill
In the kingdom of ends everything has either Value or Dignity.
From Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian by Various
In the kingdom of ends everything has either value or dignity.
From Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals by Abbott, Thomas Kingsmill
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