What does Kant mean by "a good will"? Explain what role a good willplays in Kant's ethics.
What does Kant mean by "a good will"? Explain what role a good willplays in Kant's ethics.
The good will is a major part of Immanuel Kant’s ethical theory. He sees it as “the one thing that is absolutely and unqualifiedly good”. A good will is a will that does an action of duty which means that the individual does it believing that it is the right thing to do without anticipating any personal gain or reward.
For Kant, we all have a moral responsibility and commitment, to act according to the categorical imperative, and this is an unfailing moral rule that dictates acts as a universal and unconditional moral law, acting, thus like this would become an object of a universal will. In Kant’s ethics, a good will occupies a key position as the only agency which can possibly justify moral actions.
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