Using damned souls instrumentally as conditions for others' salvation treats persons as means, violating the Kantian constraint that even divine ends cannot justify such use of rational beings.

?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.

1 reason for

1 reason against

Reasons For

1 perspective

Reason for

1 perspective

Reason against

Based on where you are in your exploration

Immanuel Kant(as the originator of this concept): An 18th-century German philosopher who developed major ideas about ethics, reasoning, and how we understand the world; he's famous for arguing that morality is based on universal rules that apply to everyone equally.
Kantian constraint(as used in ethics, referring to Kant's moral philosophy): A rule or principle based on Immanuel Kant's philosophy that says you should never treat people as tools to achieve your goals—they deserve respect as individuals with their own purposes.
Treating persons as means(in ethics): Using someone only as a tool to achieve your own goals, without respecting them as a person with their own goals and dignity.
damned souls(as theological reference): In religious tradition, people believed to be condemned to hell or eternal punishment after death.
instrumentally(as used in ethics): Judging something based on whether it helps achieve a goal, rather than whether it's good in itself.
rational beings(as used in ethics and moral philosophy): Creatures capable of thinking, reasoning, and making conscious choices—typically humans, but sometimes philosophers use this term more broadly in theoretical discussions.

2 topics