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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 5. Persons as Ends
Man cannot dispose of himself, because he is not a thing to be owned [Sandel]
     Full Idea: Man cannot dispose over himself because he is not a thing; he is not his own property.
     From: Michael J. Sandel (Justice: What's the right thing to do? [2009], 05)
     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?