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    It is not the case that Kant's categorical imperative cannot universalize a maxim requiring death to relieve others, as it instrumentalizes persons as means to familial convenience.

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    • 1.The maxim could be universalized as 'sacrifice yourself when autonomous consent makes this your chosen end,' preserving dignity without instrumentalization.
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    • 2.Kant permits actions with multiple effects; relieving suffering can be primary while benefiting others is secondary, avoiding pure instrumentalization.
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    • 3.Self-directed death for others' sake may express autonomy and virtue rather than treating oneself as mere means—Kant's principle doesn't prohibit self-sacrifice.
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    • 1.The categorical imperative requires maxims universalizable without contradiction; a duty to die for others' convenience creates logical conflict with self-preservation.
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    • 2.Using someone's death instrumentally for familial benefit treats them as a means rather than an end in themselves, violating Kant's second formulation.
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    • 3.If everyone adopted the maxim 'sacrifice yourself for family convenience,' society would collapse, revealing its non-universalizability.
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