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Essay / Essay on Good Will - 983
According to Kant, “the moral value of an action does not depend on the result expected from it, and therefore does not depend either on a principle of action which must be borrow his motif. this expected result. No matter how good an action is, we can never please everyone. There will always be those who feel that even ethics do not work in their favor, even though they are supposed to guide us towards the good, which in turn is supposed to lead to happiness. What is moral in our eyes does not necessarily apply to the world as a whole, however it only depends on the society in which we grew up. Our moral values are shaped and imprinted by those who raise us and by those who influence our lives as we grow. The actions we take depend on how we are shaped and the end results are a reflection of the temperament that makes us who we are.