Kant on the Endless Struggle against Evil in the Pursuit of Moral Perfection and the Promotion of the Happiness of Others--Challenges for Education

Autor/in	Roth, Klas
Titel	Kant on the Endless Struggle against Evil in the Pursuit of Moral Perfection and the Promotion of the Happiness of Others--Challenges for Education
Quelle	In: Educational Philosophy and Theory, 51 (2019) 13, S.1308-1316 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1857
DOI	10.1080/00131857.2018.1516136
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Philosophy; Ethics; Behavior; Moral Values; Values Education; Moral Development; Role of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Philosophie; Ethik; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Werterziehung; Moralische Entwicklung; Bildungsauftrag
Abstract	Kant argues that we have a duty to perfect ourselves morally and promote the happiness of others. He also argues that we have an innate propensity to evil. Our duty to perfect ourselves suggests that we struggle with our innate propensity to wilfully deviate from doing our duty. And we do this when we struggle against the depravation of our heart, namely our propensity to reverse 'the ethical order as regards the incentives of a free power of choice', namely, our propensity to wilfully comply with the principle of self-love and override the moral law. It seems, however, that education does not enable those concerned to fulfil their duties. It seems, instead, that education basically makes them efficacious with regard to desired ends and with the devised means. It seems, too, that education does not necessarily make it possible for those concerned with duty to perfect themselves morally and help others to do the same, which in turn suggests that those concerned are not being enabled to make themselves 'as conscientious as possible in [their] moral self-examination'. I argue that education ought to enable those concerned to cultivate their moral strength to do so and enable others to do the same. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01