From a Kantian ethical perspective,if we would not be willing to have everyone in a similar situation engage in a particular act,then we ourselves are morally prohibited from engaging in that act.

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According to Kant's categorical imperative, we should act in a way that we would want everyone else to act as well. Therefore, if we cannot universalize an act, meaning we cannot will it to become a universal law that everyone would follow, then we are morally prohibited from engaging in that act.

From a Kantian Ethical Perspective,if We Would Not Be Willing