Being Moral and Loving Oneself. Kant on Morality, Self-Love and Self-Conceit
Being Moral and Loving Oneself. Kant on Morality, Self-Love and Self-Conceit

Summary/Abstract: Kant famously states that teachings of morality “command for everyone, without taking account of his inclinations, merely because and insofar as he is free and has practical reason”. This follows from two premises of Kant’s moral theory: (1) that morality is entirely based on reason and therefore valid for all rational beings (humans being only a part of this group) and (2) inclinations are not to be trusted, and this is so in two senses: (2.1) guidelines for action derived from inclinations are contingent and (2.2) inclinations are mostly opposed to reason and attempt to corrupt its commands and their execution.

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