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The value of a good will consists in
{ 1 } - how it contributes to the happiness of humanity.
{ 2 } - its own inherent worth.
{ 3 } - how it promotes our own individual desires.
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The value of a good will consists in
{ 1 } - how it contributes to the happiness of humanity.
{ 2 } - its own inherent worth.
{ 3 } - how it promotes our own individual desires.
Utilitarians might think this -- but not Kant.
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The value of a good will consists in
{ 1 } - how it contributes to the happiness of humanity.
{ 2 } - its own inherent worth.
{ 3 } - how it promotes our own individual desires.
Good will (to try to do the right thing for the right reasons) is of great worth in itself.
Good will is like a jewel. The worth of the jewel itself (the goodness of the will) can't be increased or decreased by the worth of the setting (the good or bad consequences of its actions).
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The value of a good will consists in
{ 1 } - how it contributes to the happiness of humanity.
{ 2 } - its own inherent worth.
{ 3 } - how it promotes our own individual desires.
This is the opposite of what Kant held.
You'll be on target if you turn 180 degrees.
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