What Is the Formula of Humanity, as Stated in Chapter

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is the Formula of Humanity, as stated in Chapter 11?

• A) Act only on maxims whose universal acceptance would have better consequences than the acceptance of any alternative maxim.
• B) Always act so as to treat humanity with respect rather than as a means, including both yourself and others.
• C) Act only on maxims whose universalization would not reduce any person to the status of a thing.
• D) Always act so as to treat humanity, whether in your own person or someone else's, always as an end in itself and never merely as a means.

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