Full Idea
The duty of love for one's neighbour can be expressed as the duty to make others' ends my own (provided they are not immoral).
Gist of Idea
The duty of love is to makes the ends of others one's own
Source
Immanuel Kant (Metaphysics of Morals II:Doctrine of Virtue [1797], 449 I.II)
Book Reference
Kant,Immanuel: 'The Metaphysics of Morals', ed/tr. Gregor,Mary [CUP 1991], p.244
A Reaction
An interesting idea. Kant's remarks on love and respect seem distorted, to shoehorn them into his system of end/means and maxims. If I love someone, should I continually enquire what their current ends are?
Related Idea
Idea 21430 Disrespect is using a person as a mere means to my own ends [Kant]