Immanual Kant, in his book Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, argues for a universal imperative that we should treat people as the ends rather than the means. A similar Christian teaching is ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’.
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Culture Is an Attempt to Cover up Our Wildness
Immanual Kant states that between instinct and culture is wildness. It is in mankind’s nature to be raw and wild so we find ways to cover up this wildness through culture—a collective set of customs, art, and achievements.