Kant Would Say That Using a Person to Achieve Some

question 24

Multiple Choice

Kant would say that using a person to achieve some end, such as hiring someone to paint your house, is not necessarily wrong because

• A) every situation is different.
• B) exceptions are made for people who are not our friends.
• C) there is no moral difference between treating persons as a means and treating them merely, or only, as a means.
• D) there is a moral difference between treating persons as a means and treating them merely, or only, as a means.

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