Kant believes that certain things are inherent and not a sum of experience, Direct response with at least 6 sentences

Kant believes that certain things are inherent and not a sum of experience. He departs from the actions and ends philosophy of his predecessors. He believes in what he calls a pure moral philosophy. While certain things that are associated with the good or happiness, are in themselves not necessarily good in all circumstances. They must be paired with a good will. A good will is something that transcends experience and can be equally applied to all circumstances. He states” A good will is good not because of what it performs or effects, not by its aptness for the attainment of some proposed end, but simply by the virtue of the volition that it is good it is good in itself and considered by itself is to be esteemed much higher than all that can be brought about by it in favor of any inclination, nay, even of the sum total of all inclinations” (pg.145)  He also argues that reason isn’t the path to happiness and offers that the more reasoned one thinks the less happier they are apt to be. Reason he believes is not for happiness but to produce a good will.

He then pairs this good will with what he terms as a duty. He believes that an act born of duty is what gives its moral worth. He reasons that a rational person always acts rational. I do like his beliefs that humans themselves are the end and not the means to the end. I disagree with him in that a rational behavior of rational person always leads to the moral choice. Some people are selfish and therefore the rational act may be of self-preservation. Rational thought and good will do not go hand in hand every time and at times be in direct opposition with one another.