ABSTRACT
I So far we have examined the Kantian view of emotions against the background of the Kantian view of what moral motivation must be. It might be thought that the argument, while yielding a greater understanding of the altruistic emotions themselves, has dealt with only the periphery of the Kantian arguments against the moral significance of emotions. The central arguments draw on a conception of moral action itself which excludes emotionally motivated action. In this and subsequent chapters, we will look at the Kantian view of morality itself-of what the moral point of view is and of what it requires of us in the way of action.
