Will and Examplification

Previously introduced here was the notion 'Examplification', meaning, 'to set an example', which entails both 'to externalize oneself' and 'to extend oneself'. Since, the latter two are among the characteristics of Will, Examplification can be understood as an expression of Will. Now, 'to set an example' can also be analyzed as 'to act as if one's intended action were universalized'. Thus, one reading of Kant's principle 'act only on that maxim that you can at the same time will to be a universal law' is 'act as if you were setting an example'. Hence, the 'will' implicated in Kant's formulation is 'Will' as defined here, even if he does not recognize it as such, i. e. he leaves the process of 'universalizing a maxim' unexamined.