... imperative is "Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, always as an end and never as a means only" (Arnold & Bowie, 609). Following this idea, people must be treated with respect and not as a means to an end. This goes against the nature of sweatshops which have a certain implication of treating ... respectful treatment and dignity is in direct contradiction to the ideas Kant outlays; "Thus morality, and humanity insofar as it is capable of morality, alone have dignity" (Arnold & Bowie, 610). Kant also has a clear opinion on the coercion that ta...

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... reward. The notion of categorical imperative has two maxims and serves as the instructions that must be followed in order to do one's duty and act according to moral law (Bowie 2004, p.56). In relation to the ethics of abortion we must ask ourselves, is it morally right to terminate an unborn child? Through the Kantian lens, abortion is not considered ... ...

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