NL888 Does "whereby thou canst at the same time will that it should become a universal law" mean "whereby you cannot at the same time wish that it (the maxim) should become a universal law"? No. The reverse.
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NL888Does "whereby thou canst at the same time will that it should become a universal law" mean "whereby you cannot at the same time wish that it (the maxim) should become a universal law"?No. The reverse. "canst" is the old form of "can" that goes with "thou" ("you"). "thou canst" means "you can", not "you cannot".