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    Persons cannot lose their humanity by their misdeeds. — Carmelics
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    Supports→Even the most vicious persons deserve basic respect as persons with humanity.

    Persons cannot lose their humanity by their misdeeds.

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    Individual human beings do commit vicious and evil acts74%Wickedness of itself ruins the life of those who act wickedly.74%Extraterrestrials with the power to destroy Earth will spare humanity ...73%Cognitivism is harmful to morality.73%

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    Finally, Kant’s Humanity Formula requires “respect” for the humanity in persons. Proper regard for something with absolute value or worth requires respect for it. But this can invite misunderstandings. One way in which we respect persons, termed “appraisal respect” by Stephen Darwall (1977), is clearly not the same as the kind of respect required by the Humanity Formula: I may respect you as a rebounder but not a scorer, or as a researcher but not as a teacher. When I respect you in this way, I

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