What would Kant think about prostitution?Presenting the issue of prostitution, defined as “the practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for a fee” would not be living life according to Kant's beliefs. In Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant stated that rational beings can never be treated simply as means to an end, but must always also be treated as ends themselves. In prostitution men use women as a mere means to achieve their ends, to achieve sensual pleasure, but it is also true that women are so accepting of being used as a means to achieve their ends, to earn money.MaximAll students university students will prostitute themselves to pay school fees. In a hypothetical world with the universalized maxim that all college students must prostitute themselves to pay their tuition, that would be a contradiction of wills. The world would be possible but wanting it would be a contradiction in an individual's will. As Kant says: “This maxim is devoid of moral content, and to participate in it to further one's education would not be against it...