"Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end."
Today's Question
Do you treat the people you encounter every day merely as a 'means' for your own benefit?
Kant, who never left his hometown and practiced his duty
Immanuel Kant saw human freedom in the autonomous power of practicing moral duty.
He lived his life in Königsberg under a strict daily routine. He taught that one must never treat others as a means to get money or fame, but as an end, supporting his aging servant Lampe throughout his retirement.