Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Immanuel Kant Quotes: Human beings are never to be treated as a means but always as ends.
         

Human beings are never to be treated as a means but always as ends.


Immanuel Kant
Check all other quotes by Immanuel Kant

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Human beings are never to be treated as a means but always as ends.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Immanuel Kant Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sat. 20 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Human-beings-are-never-to-be-treated-205531>.





Check out


Other quotes of Immanuel Kant


Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life



It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.

It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.



Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.

Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.



We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.



Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the oftener and more steadily we reflect on them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.

Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the oftener and more steadily we reflect on them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.



Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.

Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.



Three things tell a man: his eyes, his friends and his favorite quotes

Three things tell a man: his eyes, his friends and his favorite quotes



You only know me as you see me, not as I actually am

You only know me as you see me, not as I actually am



The greatest human quest is to know what one must do in order to become a human being.

The greatest human quest is to know what one must do in order to become a human being.



All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.





Other quotes you may like


[On her UNICEF work:] I'm glad I've got a name, because I'm using it for what it's worth. ... I do not want to see mothers and fathers digging graves for their children.

[On her UNICEF work:] I'm glad I've got a name, because I'm using it for what it's worth. ... I do not want to see mothers and fathers digging graves for their children.



I'm really shy with my acting when it's off, because the camera gives me an excuse to be in character, whereas otherwise I would just feel like an idiot.

I'm really shy with my acting when it's off, because the camera gives me an excuse to be in character, whereas otherwise I would just feel like an idiot.



You know, I don't think I've ever listened to someone's commentary. Ever.

You know, I don't think I've ever listened to someone's commentary. Ever.



It ain't no disgrace for a man to fall, but to lie there and grunt is.

It ain't no disgrace for a man to fall, but to lie there and grunt is.



You're seeing something that you've seen a thousand times and you just like it. There's nothing wrong with that but it's not a revelation. It's not a surprise. It's comfort.

You're seeing something that you've seen a thousand times and you just like it. There's nothing wrong with that but it's not a revelation. It's not a surprise. It's comfort.



Nothing is really beautiful but truth, and truth alone is lovely.

Nothing is really beautiful but truth, and truth alone is lovely.



The threat of a neglected cold is for doctors what the threat of purgatory is for priests-a gold mine.

The threat of a neglected cold is for doctors what the threat of purgatory is for priests-a gold mine.



It is not always worth the discomforts of major surgery to get minor recovery.

It is not always worth the discomforts of major surgery to get minor recovery.



Whenever they rebuild an old building, they must first of all destroy the old one.

Whenever they rebuild an old building, they must first of all destroy the old one.



Faith doesn't make sense. It makes miracles.

Faith doesn't make sense. It makes miracles.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Human beings are never to be treated as a means but always as ends.". Author of this quote is Immanuel Kant. This quote is about selfishness, ethics,.