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>"Hey Immanuel, what time is it?"
>"H-hey anonette, a-actually I can't tell you that beacu-because that would necessitate using me as a means to an end rather than an end of in, end in of uhh, end in myself."
>"Uh... Alright..."
This is your brain on Kant

>> No.17435170

>>17435109
God you're fucking stupid. What Kant says is to always treat people as ends in themselves, never MERELY as a means to one’s own ends. That means to, even after using them as means never place that above their status as ends.

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>>17435109
even though the act of asking what time is it is immoral, giving a truthful answer isn't. also you could probably tell the time just by observing what Kant would be doing at that particular time.

>> No.17435257

>implying she hadn't already adjusted her clock according to Kant's daily routine

>> No.17435259

>>17435109
It's 16:08. No need to thank me.