Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which Kant expresses the categorical imperative in the Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals?
A) Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.
B) Act only according to that maxim that effectively promotes the achievement of the kingdom of ends as a practical possibility.
C) Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, always at the same time as an end and never simply as a means.
D) All maxims proceeding from a person's own legislation ought to harmonize with a possible kingdom of ends.

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B is not one of the ways Kant expresses the categorical imperative in the Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals. The correct formulations are about acting on maxims that can be universalized (A), treating humanity always as an end and never merely as a means (C), and acting as if your maxims should harmonize with a kingdom of ends (D). Option B misrepresents the focus on the practical possibility of achieving the kingdom of ends, which is not explicitly one of the formulations of the categorical imperative as Kant presents them.

Which of the Following Is NOT One of the Ways