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Essay Archive - Kant: Goodness
Kant: Goodness
The philosopher I used is Immanuel Kant. He was very practical in his
thinking of goodness. A quote of his was "I ought, therefore I can". His view
was good anything is under good will . He believed good will was the primary
goodness, good in its purest form, and that it couldn't be corrupted. Good
feelings and good intentions and actions can be interpreted in different ways;
man can corrupt these things into evil...even though it still might be good in
that man's eyes. What he's really trying to say is that good will is good in
its objective form. Therefore, it defines goodness. A few ex....
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