According to Kant, human beings
A) Should only be treated as means to an end.
B) May be viewed as a means under certain circumstances.
C) Must always be viewed as ends-in-themselves.
D) Both b and c

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Kant's moral philosophy emphasizes that human beings must always be treated as ends in themselves and never merely as means to an end. However, he also acknowledges that it is permissible to use others as means to an end, provided that this does not violate their status as ends in themselves. This is why both B and C are correct, leading to D as the correct answer.

According to Kant, Human Beings