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For Kant, for a will to act for the sake of duty
{ 1 } - is the same as for it to act in accord with duty.
{ 2 } - makes a human will good.
{ 3 } - is the same as for it to act out of inclination.
{ 4 } - implies that the baser one's inclinations, the more moral one is if one overcomes them.
{ 5 } - is not the same as for it to act out of moral obligation.
{ 6 } - is what God's will always does.
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For Kant, for a will to act for the sake of duty
{ 1 } - is the same as for it to act in accord with duty.
{ 2 } - makes a human will good.
{ 3 } - is the same as for it to act out of inclination.
{ 4 } - implies that the baser one's inclinations, the more moral one is if one overcomes them.
{ 5 } - is not the same as for it to act out of moral obligation.
{ 6 } - is what God's will always does.
No, one could act in accord with duty for the wrong motivation. For example, one could feed the hungry, which is in accord with duty, for the motivation of fattening them up to eat them, as one does with a pig.
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For Kant, for a will to act for the sake of duty
{ 1 } - is the same as for it to act in accord with duty.
{ 2 } - makes a human will good.
{ 3 } - is the same as for it to act out of inclination.
{ 4 } - implies that the baser one's inclinations, the more moral one is if one overcomes them.
{ 5 } - is not the same as for it to act out of moral obligation.
{ 6 } - is what God's will always does.
This is not what makes God's will good, however.
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For Kant, for a will to act for the sake of duty
{ 1 } - is the same as for it to act in accord with duty.
{ 2 } - makes a human will good.
{ 3 } - is the same as for it to act out of inclination.
{ 4 } - implies that the baser one's inclinations, the more moral one is if one overcomes them.
{ 5 } - is not the same as for it to act out of moral obligation.
{ 6 } - is what God's will always does.
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For Kant, for a will to act for the sake of duty
{ 1 } - is the same as for it to act in accord with duty.
{ 2 } - makes a human will good.
{ 3 } - is the same as for it to act out of inclination.
{ 4 } - implies that the baser one's inclinations, the more moral one is if one overcomes them.
{ 5 } - is not the same as for it to act out of moral obligation.
{ 6 } - is what God's will always does.
Kant does not mean to imply that the virtuous man has no good inclinations, only that inclinations (like feeling of love) cannot be commanded, while good will, real love, can. See p. 317.
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For Kant, for a will to act for the sake of duty
{ 1 } - is the same as for it to act in accord with duty.
{ 2 } - makes a human will good.
{ 3 } - is the same as for it to act out of inclination.
{ 4 } - implies that the baser one's inclinations, the more moral one is if one overcomes them.
{ 5 } - is not the same as for it to act out of moral obligation.
{ 6 } - is what God's will always does.
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For Kant, for a will to act for the sake of duty
{ 1 } - is the same as for it to act in accord with duty.
{ 2 } - makes a human will good.
{ 3 } - is the same as for it to act out of inclination.
{ 4 } - implies that the baser one's inclinations, the more moral one is if one overcomes them.
{ 5 } - is not the same as for it to act out of moral obligation.
{ 6 } - is what God's will always does.
No, acting for the sake of duty implies obligation beyond oneself.
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