Kant was sure that he sometimes did things purely and simply because it was the right thing to do.
Kant was sure that he sometimes did things purely and simply because it was the right thing to do.
He says, rather, that we're NEVER completely sure about our motivation. Maybe hidden selfish motives drive us.
But this doesn't matter for the correctness of the ideal, or for our duty to strive after it.
Kant was sure that he sometimes did things purely and simply because it was the right thing to do.
He says, rather, that we're NEVER completely sure about our motivation. Maybe hidden selfish motives drive us.
But this doesn't matter for the correctness of the ideal, or for our duty to strive after it.