Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Quotes

“Kant does not seem to envisage that we are torn between two courses of action for moral reasons. He makes no provisions for genuine moral dilemmas, where no option is unambiguously right or all options are equally problematic.”
― Jens Timmermann, Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals; A Commentary

“In Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone he goes so far as to claim that conscientious moral judgement cannot err. The voice of conscience, which is our internal moral judge, can serve as a ‘guiding thread’ (Leitfaden) in matters of doubt.”
― Jens Timmermann, Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: A Commentary

“A good character may not make us happy, but it does make us worthy of happiness (XXV 1174). He also maintains that people of character have an inner worth, while people of talent have a market value (XXV 1174), and emphasizes that this worth is created by the person himself. Most importantly, however, he claims that character ‘consists in the basic characteristic [GrundAnlage] of the will’ (XXV 1174).”
― Timmermann Jens, Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: A Commentary