Best explained in the author's The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, it is an antithesis to the performing of actions for one's own gain, the hypothetical imperative.
It exists in several formulations, including the Formula of the Kingdom of Ends, the Formula of Autonomy, the Formula of the End Itself, and the Formula of the Law of Nature, which states "Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a universal law of nature." Best explained in the author's The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, it is an antithesis to the performing of actions for one's own gain, the hypothetical imperative. FTP, identify this moral injunction that benefits society proposed by Immanuel Kant.
It exists in several formulations, including the Formula of the Kingdom of Ends, the Formula of Autonomy, the Formula of the End Itself, and the Formula of the Law of Nature, which states "Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a universal law of nature.
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