He lays down that, as all action of rational beings is done for some end, there must be some absolute end, corresponding to the absolute rule before given, that imposes on our maxims the form of universal law.
Certainly God had the happiness of rational beings in mind, but not this exclusively, for they form only a part of the world, even if it be the highest part.
Unlawful means whatever renders such association of rational beings impossible, as the violation of promises or the taking away and retention of the property of others.
And such a faculty can be found only in rational beings.
Rational beings, as subject to a law requiring them to treat themselves and others as ends and never merely as means, enter into a systematic union by means of common objective laws, i.
The Will is considered as a power of self-determination to act according to certain laws as represented to the mind, existing only in rational beings.
Empire or Realm of Ends, from the laws being concerned about the mutual relations of rational beings as Ends and Means.
As a Realm is the systematic union of rational beings by means of common laws, so the ends determined by the laws may, abstractly viewed, be taken to form a systematic whole.
Yet all these names seem to belong to joy; for we do not employ them save in speaking of rational beings.
Consequently whatever can be the object of delight, can also be the object of joy in rational beings.
But he can impose laws on rational beings subject to him, in so far as by his command or pronouncement of any kind, he imprints on their minds a rule which is a principle of action.
That there are degrees in the knowledge of rational beings, and also in their capacities to acquire it, cannot be disputed, as it is so very obvious among mankind.
If we were to contrive a new language, we might make any articulate sound the sign of any idea: there would be no impropriety in calling oxen men, or rational beings by the name of oxen.
If we were to contrive a new language, we might make any articulate sound the sign of any idea: apart from previous usage, there would be no impropriety in calling oxen men, or rational beings oxen.
Whence comes all the powers and prerogatives of rational beings?
Whence come all the powers and prerogatives of rational beings?
We cannot, as rational beings, believe a proposition on the grounds of reason, and deny it on the authority of revelation.
If we do not in this sense adhere to reason, we forfeit our prerogative as rational beings, and our faith is no better than the bewildered dream of a man who has lost his reason.
To talk of rational beings external to men is like talking of =heavy beings= external to bodies.
The man who is only prudent is no fit member of any society of rational beings anywhere.
He thinks that virtue and happiness together constitute the whole and perfect good desired by rational beings.
Whatever objection this may be against their being inhabited by rational beings, of an organisation similar to those on the earth, it can have little force, when urged with respect to rational beings in general.
But we may examine without indulging too much in conjecture, whether it be not possible that the planets may be possessed by rational beings, and contain animals and vegetables, even little different from those with which we are familiar.
And the perception of this will be more apparent to thee if thou often sayest to thyself that I am a member [Greek: melos] of the system of rational beings.
The sensible nature ofrational beings in general is their existence under laws empirically conditioned, which, from the point of view of reason, is heteronomy.
They are maxims, or subjective propositions, when expressing the will of an individual; objective, when they are valid expressions of the will of rational beings generally.
That is to say, the morality of rational beings is a condition which alone includes the rule by observing which they can hope to participate in happiness at the hand of an all-wise Creator.
Therefore, this principle of happiness cannot prescribe rules for all rational beings.
The only thing which can interest me is the progress of reason and morality in the kingdom of rational beings--and that purely for its own sake, for the sake of the progress.
There is between it and all finite, rational beings, a spiritual tie, and that Will itself is this spiritual tie of Reason's world.
Thou workest in me the knowledge of my duty, of my destination in the series of rational beings.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rational beings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
