CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2014 · Q3(b)Ethics · Ethics & Human Interface · 10 marks · 150 words
English
“Human beings should always be treated as ‘ends’ in themselves and never as merely ‘means’.” Explain the meaning and significance of this statement, giving its implications in the modern techno-economic society.
हिन्दी
“मनुष्यों के साथ सदैव उनको, अपने-आप में ‘लक्ष्य’ मानकर व्यवहार करना चाहिए, कभी भी उनको केवल ‘साधन’ नहीं मानना चाहिए।” आधुनिक तकनीकी-आर्थिक समाज में इस कथन के निहितार्थों का उल्लेख करते हुए इसका अर्थ और महत्त्व स्पष्ट कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2014 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Ethics · Ethics & Human Interface
Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships.
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