Kant is regarded as the key critic of eudemonic ethics. Interpreters have claimed that for Kant, happiness was neither a precondition for morality nor a reward for moral conduct. However, this study shows that happiness does play a key role in Kant’s moral philosophy. It reveals Kant’s practical philosophy as a theory that seriously considers the irrefutable necessity for individual happiness in life.
Kant is regarded as the key critic of eudemonic ethics. Interpreters have claimed that for Kant, happiness was neither a precondition for morality nor a reward for moral conduct. However, this study shows that happiness does play a key role in Kant’s moral philosophy. It reveals Kant’s practical philosophy as a theory that seriously considers the irrefutable necessity for individual happiness in life.