“A good will is good not because of what it performs or effects, not by its aptness for the attainment of some proposed end, but simply by virtue of the volition - that is, it is good in itself, and considered by itself is to be esteemed much higher than all that can be brought about by it in favor of any inclination, nay, even of the sum-total of all inclinations... like a jewel, it would still shine by its own light, as a thing which has its whole value in itself.”

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About Immanuel Kant

German philosopher

Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher of the Enlightenment, born in Königsberg in the Kingdom of Prussia. He remains a central figure in modern Western philosophy. His work ranged across epistemology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, political theory, and philosophy of religion. These wide-ranging writings made him one of the most influential and closely discussed thinkers in the modern tradition.

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Kritik der reinen Vernunft

2007

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Kritik der praktischen Vernunft

2007

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Kritik der Urteilskraft

1970

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Prolegomena

2005

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The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics

2006

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