The end cannot justify the means, for the simple and obvious reason that the means employed determine the nature of the ends produced.

Aldous Huxley

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End justifies the means Moral theory Morality

Author

Aldous Huxley

Source

Ends and Means

Medium

Essay

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Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Huxley, Aldous. Ends and Means (an Enquiry Into the Nature of Ideals and Into the Methods Employed for Their Realization). Chatto & Windus, 1937, ch. 1.

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