In Kant's view, the moral quality of the act is determined
A) by the good it produces
B) by the evil it eliminates
C) only by the moral quality of the act
D) by balancing the good it produces against the evil it eliminates

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Kant believed that the moral quality of the act is determined solely by the moral quality of the act itself, not by its consequences (good or bad). This is because he believed that morality is based on reason and rationality, and therefore, the goodness or badness of an act cannot be determined solely by its results.

In Kant's View, the Moral Quality of the Act Is