Difference between categorical and hypothetical imperatives

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Questions about Immanuel Kant's "Deontology."

Question 1. What does Kant mean when he says, "Now I say that the human being and in general every rational being exists as an end in itself, not merely as a means to be used by this or that will at its discretion; instead he must in all his actions, whether directed to himself or also to other rational beings, always be regarded at the same time as an end."

Question 2. What is the difference between categorical and hypothetical imperatives?

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