KANT'S SECOND FORMULATION APPLIED TO ONESELF

above you see the sun of respect and self-respect, they are both dependent, the rays going out are respect to the world, the rays coming in are self-respect. we can't respect if we don't self-respect. 

Kant's second formulation states:


TREAT PEOPLE AS ENDS IN THEMSELVES, NEVER AS A MEANS TO AN END

1. "People" means a specific club of persons. Humans, in this case, we have:

* REASON, 

* FREE WILL, 

* SENTIENCE, 

* AUTONOMY, 

You, as human, belong in this group. You are an END in yourself. 

2- ENDS in THEMSELVES ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE.

3- MERELY,  as... turning people into INSTRUMENTS, means to further ENDS
 

ANALYSIS OF RESPECT

How does Kant define respect? SELF-WORTH. DIGNITY (ALL PRIMARY PROPERTIES OF SELF).

ALSO, SYMMETRY AND SELF-SYMMETRY. YOU RESPECT WHEN YOU SELF-RESPECT.

4- YOU SHOULD NOT TREAT YOURSELF AS A MEANS TO YOUR END. 

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS ONESELF! YOU OUGHT NOT TO DO (TO YOURSELF) WHAT YOU WOULDN'T DO TO YOURSELF (IF YOU WERE SOMEONE ELSE).

Does it make sense? 

5- DON'T DO ANYTHING BELOW YOURSELF.