Blog Post #5

Kant’s argument surrounding good will is essentially that a person who acts without regard to themselves, without receiving any benefits to themselves whatsoever, has truly done a deed in good will fully. We had the example of a person who was in a horrible mood but still did good will anyway. Kant mentioned that the person who acts with regard to themselves, saying they enjoy helping others, and committing acts that constitutes as good will has less moral worth than that of someone who does goodwill without regard to themselves. If this is so, where would Mother Teresa fall? She the piety of good will and charity; what she has done for the world should value much higher. Would she still befall the “less moral worth” category because she herself enjoys helping others?