UPSC Civil Services · 2014 · GS 4
Normative Ethics (Deontology vs Teleology)
Human beings should always be treated as ‘ends’ in themselves and never as merely ‘means’. Explain the meaning and significance of this statement, giving its implications in the modern techno-economic society.
Original exam: 10 marks
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