Kant Identifies Three Kinds of

Kant identifies three kinds of motivation: from duty, immediate inclination, and further end. A real life example of duty motivation would be as follows. A person is in the grocery store shopping and they notice that a one hundred dollar bill drops out of the back pocket of someone a few feet away from them, utilizing the from duty perspective they would attempt to get the individuals attention to advise them that they have dropped the money from their pocket.

If it was an instance, where the person that dropped the money or item was not seen or identifiable the person would then take the item to customer service etc. To have the placed securely for the person(s) that lost the item to retrieve it once they realize it is missing. It is explained in the reading that this is an example of From Duty motivation, the action is done because the person thinks it is the right thing.

Not because they intend to get anything out if, not even a thank you, they feel it is their duty to do what they know is right without further explanation or reason. The author expresses that should it be so impossible as to believe that anything at all in the world, could be considered good without limitations (Kant, p.7). An upper middle class family that makes over 900K a year, they have homes all over the world, and more money in the bank than they know how to spend.

Each year this family chooses a less fortunate family and provides them with gifts for their children, clothes for the family as well as food etc. They have done this consecutively for the past 12 years. They do it because they have the ability and they like the way they feel after they have done something for another person.

This is an example of Immediate Inclination, the action was done because the family wanted to do it just to be of service to someone else, not because they wanted anything in return, or because they thought it would make them look good in the eyes of the media, nor was it to try to show their wealth, it was done, because in their hearts they find joy in doing for others.

In the writing, the author explains that: "Metaphysics of morals is therefore indispensable necessary, not merely because of a motive to speculation -- for investigating the source of the practical basic principles' that lie a priori in our reason -- but also because morals themselves remain subject to all sorts of corruption as long as we are without that clue and supreme norm by which to appraise them correctly" (Kant p.3).

There is a man running for office he stands in front of a crowd of people making promises that he has no intention to keep. He does things to get people to vote for him, and those that do not comply with his request are ignored and told that they will not receive anything. They are even made to feel guilty because they will not comply with what he wants.

In the scenario the man running for office is motivated by further end, he does thing because he expects some sort of positive feedback in the end. Lastly, it is best explained when Kant, stated that a good will is not good because of what it effects or accomplishes, because of.