Transition from Common Rational Moral Cognition to Philosophical Moral Cognition
Author(s)
Kant, Immanuel
Abstract
In his first chapter, Kant makes three general propositions about people acting in accordance with duty. First, actions are generally good when they are undertaken in accordance with duty alone. Second, actions are judged by the maxim that served as their motivation. Third, rational beings should undertake actions out of reverence for the law, understanding that law is an imperative of reason. Kant also argues that people have generally good intuitions about morality and typically recognize that moral concerns should not include sensuous motivations.
