"Many people are so sympathetically constituted that without any motive of vanity or selfishness they find an inner satisfaction in spreading joy and take delight in the contentment of others if they have made it possible." According to Kant, such behavior as described in this passage
A) has no true moral worth.
B) may or may not have any moral worth.
C) has imperfect moral worth.
D) has the highest moral worth.

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According to Kant, actions have moral worth only when they are done from duty, not from inclinations such as the desire to make others happy for the sake of their happiness alone. Thus, actions done merely out of sympathy or a desire to spread joy, without regard to duty, lack true moral worth in Kant's philosophy.

"Many People Are So Sympathetically Constituted That Without Any Motive