Kant

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kant

Title text: I had this joke idea about how Kantianism is nihilism because no maxims actually universalize, but apparently that's a centuries-old joke in philosophy.

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[Autogenerated transcript]

Hey immanuel kant, I really like your idea of living life by a set of universal axioms.

Yes, people are an end in themselves. Always.

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Yeah! Yes!

Which is why you can't do casual sex, even if it's consensual, because it is degrading to both partners.

Yet one begins to see the virtue of utility maximization.

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Votey Transcript

[Autogenerated transcript]

One must only create ethical maxims if they can universally apply according to the views of 18th century german men.

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