来自《哈佛大学公共课-公正：该如何做是好 第6集》

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  When we act autonomously,
  当我们自主行动时
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  we cease to be instruments to purposes given outside us,
  我们不再是外来目的实现手段
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  we become, or we can come to think of ourselves as ends in ourselves.
  我们是 或可以认为自己就是目的本身
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  This capacity to act freely, Kant tells us,
  康德认为 就是这种自由行动的能力
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  is what gives human life its special dignity.
  赋予了人类特殊的尊严
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  Respecting human dignity means regarding persons not just as means
  尊重人类尊严 意味着不只把人当手段看待
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  but also as ends in themselves.
  还应当目的本身看待
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  And this is why it's wrong to use people
  这就是为什么即便是为了他人健康与幸福
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  for the sake of other peoples' well-being or happiness.
  而去利用他人仍然有失妥当
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  This is the real reason, Kant says, that utilitarianism goes wrong.
  康德说 这是功利主义之所以错误的真正原因
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  This is the reason it's important to respect the dignity of persons
  这就是尊重个体尊严和维护个体权利
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  and to uphold their rights.
  之所以重要的原因