he good will, according to Kant, is

he good will, according to Kant, is the only thing that is good in and of itself. Regardless of ends, disentangled from subjective wants and desires, the good will is its own end. It is absolute and “to be esteemed incomparably higher than anything which could be brought about by it in favor of any inclination or even of the sum of total inclinations (Kant 62).” Or, more poetically, “It would sparkle like a jewel in own right, as something that has full worth in itself (Kant 62).”