PHL 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Universal History, Categorical Imperative, Immanuel Kant
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Immanuel kant - grounding for the metaphysics of morals. People set their clocks by his daily walks. If the will of the person who is courageous is not good, one can use this for evil purposes: gift of fortune, power, riches, honor, health, people can call this happiness. 53 to preserve one"s life is a duty. Just because you"re immediate, it doesn"t show that what you did is moral. It does not show that you are moral. Preserving your life without loving it, wish for death yet your preserve your life. Not preserving life from inclination or fear, just from duty and actions has moral worth. If you kill yourself, you will feel that it will burden others inclinations. You don"t kill yourself because duty requires you not to do it: pg. 52 some actions you can perform but are contrary to what moral duty is: ex.
