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Full Idea
Man cannot dispose over himself because he is not a thing; he is not his own property.
Gist of Idea
Man cannot dispose of himself, because he is not a thing to be owned
Source
Michael J. Sandel (Justice: What's the right thing to do? [2009], 05)
Book Ref
Sandel,Michael J.: 'Justice: what's the right thing to do?' [Penguin 2010], p.130
A Reaction
[Kant lecture note] This is an important qualification to persons as ends. If a person owned themselves, that would separate the person from what they owned. Sandel mentions selling your own organs. Kant is considering prostitution. Why is slavery wrong?
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