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Suppose that you find pleasure in doing good to others; and this leads you to do much good. Your motivation

    { 1 } - deserves praise and encouragement.
    { 2 } - deserves moral esteem.
    { 3 } - both of the above.
    { 4 } - none of the above.

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1 is correct!

Suppose that you find pleasure in doing good to others; and this leads you to do much good. Your motivation

Kant says that this motivation is "proper and amiable" and "deserves praise and encouragement." But the motivation could be even better.

A higher motivation is to do good to others because this is the right thing to do -- and because you have concern for them for their own sake (as "ends in themselves"). This will carry you through even if you cease finding pleasure in doing good to them.

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2 is wrong. Please try again.

Suppose that you find pleasure in doing good to others; and this leads you to do much good. Your motivation

    { 1 } - deserves praise and encouragement.
    { 2 } - deserves moral esteem.
    { 3 } - both of the above.
    { 4 } - none of the above.

It may happen in the future that you won't get pleasure from helping someone -- either because the person is repulsive or because your mood changes. Then you won't help the person.

So your motivation could be better. It doesn't as yet deserve moral esteem.

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3 is wrong. Please try again.

Suppose that you find pleasure in doing good to others; and this leads you to do much good. Your motivation

    { 1 } - deserves praise and encouragement.
    { 2 } - deserves moral esteem.
    { 3 } - both of the above.
    { 4 } - none of the above.

No, just one.

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4 is wrong. Please try again.

Suppose that you find pleasure in doing good to others; and this leads you to do much good. Your motivation

    { 1 } - deserves praise and encouragement.
    { 2 } - deserves moral esteem.
    { 3 } - both of the above.
    { 4 } - none of the above.

Surely this motivation deserves some positive approval!

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