# Can Humans Regard Others as Ends in Themselves by Michael McCullough > “Are humans ever really capable of regarding others as ends in themselves?” > **— Michael McCullough**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Michael McCullough](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27590) — Michael McCullough's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-145). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Article:** [[articles/Relational Intelligence and Ontological Coherence at Scale|Relational Intelligence and Ontological Coherence at Scale]] - **Article:** [[articles/Protocols for Engaging Emergent Intelligence as Relational Ontology|Protocols for Engaging Emergent Intelligence as Relational Ontology]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Moral Accountability Layer|Moral Accountability Layer]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Are humans ever really capable of regarding others as ends in themselves?” — Michael McCullough, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-michael-mccullough-humans-regard-others-as-ends ```