Kant: Goodness :: essays research papers

Kant ingenuousnessThe philosopher I used is Immanuel Kant. He was very unimaginative in histhinking of goodness. A quote of his was "I ought, therefore I usher out". His viewwas good anything is under good leave behind . He believed good will was the primarygoodness, good in its purest form, and that it couldnt be corrupted. corkingfeelings and good intentions and actions can be interpreted in different waysman can corrupt these things into wretched...even though it still might be good inthat mans eyes. What hes really trying to say is that good will is good inits objective form. Therefore, it defines goodness. A few examples of forms ofgoodness that could be corrupt are intelligence, courage, and resolution.These things can be very good, but can be used for evil as well.The short story I would like to allude to in order to connect thesethemes and ideas is "A Good Man is Hard to Find". The title even has "good" init...and according to Kant, goodness i n its purest form is good will. Thequestion immediately would be, does the Misfit select good will? Is what he is doing good,objectively, and purely? He is purifying and purifying the world. He is Christlike in many senses. He is purifying the world by purging it of itsevil...relating to the Old Testament. God opinionated that the human race was tooevil to survive, so he make full it. God killed, as well as the Misfit. Thisisnt the same as Christ, though it just adds to the religious element.Christs mission was to try and rid the world of evil, and sacrificed for it.The Misfit sacrificed his license initially, was "reborn" again by escapingfrom jail, and become a Christ like fig again...hes now reborn, and hismission has an even stronger exclamation point on it, just like Christs afterhe was resurrected. The literal differences are unequivocal Christ never heldanyone at gunpoint, let alone kill white-haired ladies (no matter HOW hateful). But theallusions above illu strate that the Misfit was indeed a Christ-like figure withgood intentions good will . The Misfit was in a world of evil where he feltit was his mission, as well as his intention and his will, to be the savior ofthe good people.When it really comes to good will, I believe that the Misfit did havegood will and that, in a world such as his, the South, he was not just playingGod, but his will was forcing him to be God to judge the "infidels".