To involve someone in a scheme of action to which they could not in principle consent is to treat them
A) in a morally permissible way, according to Kant.
B) as an end in themselves.
C) as a mere end.
D) as a mere means.

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According to Kant, treating someone as a mere means is to use them for one's own ends without their consent or without proper consideration for their own autonomy and dignity. Therefore, involving someone in a scheme of action to which they could not in principle consent would be treating them as a mere means.

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