Evaluation:
Published: 01.11.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Goodness, philosophy or reference to Immanuel Kant', 1.
Extract

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.…

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