Question

What, near as you can tell, does Kant mean by 'humanity'?

Answer 1

Kant expresses the principle of humanity (PH) as follows: “Act in a way that we treat humanity, whether in our own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means, but always at an end the same time”. It is a principle according to Kant that describes the conduct of beings that are fully rational toward themselves and each other, so it is a principle that should give a description of the conduct of human (i.e., finite rational) beings toward themselves and each other, ( Atwell,1986)