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Single Idea 3735

[from 'Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals' by Immanuel Kant, in 23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty ]

Full Idea

Man is subject only to laws which are made by himself and yet are universal.

Gist of Idea

Men are subject to laws which are both self-made and universal

Source

Immanuel Kant (Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals [1785], 432.73)

Book Reference

Kant,Immanuel: 'The Moral Law (Groundwork of Morals)', ed/tr. Paton,H.J. [Hutchinson 1948], p.94