Kant's Ethics: The Categorical Imperative #2

A close look at the second formulation of the Categorical Imperative (humanity as an end), as we find it in the Second Section of Kant's Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals. I'll explain why Kant needs the second formulation, and I'll try to think about what it might mean to take this formulation seriously.


This is part of a series of videos working through the Grounding. For other videos in the series:
Preface: https://youtu.be/BJayXx1igZY
First Section: https://youtu.be/ix6S3Sdx0Pc and https://youtu.be/s5qCQ9bLg_o
Second Section: https://youtu.be/ysr7pKQqLwM
First Formulation of the Categorical Imperative: https://youtu.be/SZO4bixFX_k


Soundtrack: Rukunetsu., PROJECT R: Origins

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