Kant’s say’s that “treating other people as an ends in themselves, never merely as a means. After learning these ethics, I have found myself in situations where I have thought that my actions should respect the goals of human beings than merely using them for my own purpose. Although I’m fully aware of basic idea behind Kant’s ethics, I believe I still lack moral worthiness. If I happened to win the lottery and gave away some of the money to the poor so I could find happiness and get fame, but according to Kant I would still lack moral worthiness as I would only do it for the happiness’s and fame. According to Kant, moral worthiness only comes when you do something only because it is your duty and you would do it regardless of whether I liked it or not. This thought has arose many times in my mind through day to day, but it’s in my goal to be a good person where I can perform my moral duties not for the sake of my happiness but instead to be doing it even if it did not generate any happiness or pleasure to
Kant’s say’s that “treating other people as an ends in themselves, never merely as a means. After learning these ethics, I have found myself in situations where I have thought that my actions should respect the goals of human beings than merely using them for my own purpose. Although I’m fully aware of basic idea behind Kant’s ethics, I believe I still lack moral worthiness. If I happened to win the lottery and gave away some of the money to the poor so I could find happiness and get fame, but according to Kant I would still lack moral worthiness as I would only do it for the happiness’s and fame. According to Kant, moral worthiness only comes when you do something only because it is your duty and you would do it regardless of whether I liked it or not. This thought has arose many times in my mind through day to day, but it’s in my goal to be a good person where I can perform my moral duties not for the sake of my happiness but instead to be doing it even if it did not generate any happiness or pleasure to