Act so as to treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, at all times also as an end, and not only as a means.

Handle so, daß du die Menschheit, sowol in deiner Person, als in der Person eines jeden andern, jederzeit zugleich als Zweck, niemals bloß als Mittel brauchest.

— Immanuel Kant

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Handle so, daß du die Menschheit, sowol in deiner Person, als in der Person eines jeden andern, jederzeit zugleich als Zweck, niemals bloß als Mittel brauchest." in the context of "Act so as to treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, at all times also as an end, and not only as a means." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Immanuel Kant

About Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804), born Emanuel Kant, was a German philosopher.