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    Kant believed that for an action to have moral worth, it must be done from a sense of duty or obligation based on a universal moral rule, rather than from other motives like self-interest or benevolence. He outlined three main principles: that an act must be done from obligation to be moral; that the morality of an action depends on the underlying maxim or principle rather than the outcome; and that true obligation comes from universal moral laws, not subjective preferences. Kant also discussed the categorical imperative as the universal principle that rational agents would accept as determining moral obligation, in contrast to hypothetical imperatives that depend on subjective goals.

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    Kant believed that for an action to have moral worth, it must be done from a sense of duty or obligation based on a universal moral rule, rather than from other motives like self-interest or benevolence. He outlined three main principles: that an act must be done from obligation to be moral; that the morality of an action depends on the underlying maxim or principle rather than the outcome; and that true obligation comes from universal moral laws, not subjective preferences. Kant also discussed the categorical imperative as the universal principle that rational agents would accept as determining moral obligation, in contrast to hypothetical imperatives that depend on subjective goals.

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    Kant believed that for an action to have moral worth, it must be done from a sense of duty or obligation based on a universal moral rule, rather than from other motives like self-interest or benevolence. He outlined three main principles: that an act must be done from obligation to be moral; that the morality of an action depends on the underlying maxim or principle rather than the outcome; and that true obligation comes from universal moral laws, not subjective preferences. Kant also discussed the categorical imperative as the universal principle that rational agents would accept as determining moral obligation, in contrast to hypothetical imperatives that depend on subjective goals.

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    Kant
    The concept of the good will
    o An action has moral worth only when performed by an agent who
    possesses a good will
    o An agent has a good will only if moral obligation based on a
    universally valid norm is the actions sole motive
    The concept of duty
    o All persons must act not only in accordance with, but for the sake of,
    obligation
    o A persons motive for acting must rest in a recognition that what he or
    she intends is demanded by an obligation
    Three principles
    o An act must be done from obligation in order to have moral worth.
    o An actions moral value is due to the maxim from which it is
    performed, rather than to its success in realizing some desired end or
    purpose. motive of benevolence is rejected as morally unworthy
    o Obligation is the necessity of an action performed from respect for
    law.
    What do they mean?
    o An action has moral worth only if a morally valid rule of obligation
    determines that action
    o Even a motive of benevolence is rejected as morally unworthy, unless
    there is an accompanying motive of obligation
    o Necessity comes from laws, not from mere subjective maxims. There
    must be an objective principle underlying willing, one that all rational
    agents would accept
    The Categorical Imperative
    o Every moral agent recognizes whenever accepting an action as
    morally obligatory
    o Why is the categorical imperative imperative?

    Human beings are imperfect creatures and hence need rules


    imposed upon
    These rules enjoin us to do or not to do something thus we
    conceive them as necessitating our action
    The Hypothetical Imperative
    o If I want to obtain x, then I must obtain means y.
    If you have a goal, use all moral means to reach it
    Excepts from Kant
    o About Publicity: Always act in such a way that you would not be
    embarrassed to have your actions described on the front page of The
    New York Times.
    o On Respect: Act in such a way that you always treat humanity,
    whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never
    simply as a means, but always at the same time as an end.
    Kant notes that to truly respect people is to treat them as ends
    instead of means. The person is your moral responsibility and
    utilizing them like mere tools is disrespect

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