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Formula of Humanity
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Kant's categorical imperative: treat humanity never merely as a means to an end, but always as an end in itself.
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Mark Manson · Nov 4, 2026
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"Now one of these categorical imperatives that he came up with that I personally find to be incredibly profound... It's this incredible rubric that you can run almost every undesirable behavior you can imagine through the formula of humanity, and i..."
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