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Dignity According To Immanuel Kant

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According to Immanuel Kant, every human rational human being has dignity, “an intrinsic worth, i.e., dignity” which makes them valuable, “above all price” (Rachel,1986). Kant thinks every individual has dignity on their own perspective. Human beings allowed to choose their own act that they have dignity. Kant thinks every human being has dignity because they are rational beings, able to make their own decisions and set their own goals and guiding their conduct by reason. Because moral law is the law of reason, rational beings are the embodiment of the moral law itself. Based on Kant’s theory, murderers have dignity. Because they choose the right thing from their own instinct, dignity and own rationale, no matter what is the end result. According
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