Question

kant would say that using a person to achieve some end, such as hiring someone to paint your house, is not necessarily wrong because
a. every situation is different.
b. exceptions are made for people who are not our friends.
c. there is no moral difference between treating people as a means and treating them merely, or only, as a means.
d. there is a moral difference between treating people as a means and treating them merely, or only, as a means.

Explanation:

Kant's moral philosophy differentiates between treating people as a means and treating them merely as a means. Using someone to paint a house is using them as a means, but not necessarily merely as a means if they are also respected as an end - in - themselves (e.g., through fair payment, respect for their autonomy). The key is the moral difference between these two types of treatment.

Answer:

d. there is a moral difference between treating people as a means and treating them merely, or only, as a means