Kant would say that using a person to achieve some end, such as hiring someone to paint your house, is not necessarily wrong because
A) every situation is different.
B) exceptions are made for people who are not our friends.
C) there is no moral difference between treating persons as a means and treating them merely, or only, as a means.
D) there is a moral difference between treating persons as a means and treating them merely, or only, as a means.

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Kant's moral philosophy distinguishes between treating persons as a means to an end, which can be morally permissible, and treating them merely as a means, which is morally wrong. Hiring someone to paint your house treats them as a means to an end but also respects their autonomy and ability to choose to enter into that agreement, which is different from treating them merely as a means to your own end without regard for their autonomy or dignity.

Kant Would Say That Using a Person to Achieve Some