Inner Purposiveness

Kant & Hegel / Our Application

The sixth ethical criterion: Act so that ends are not merely imposed from outside, but are internal. Derived from the structure of life - life is an end in itself, not a mere means.

Origin

Kant: the organism as an end in itself. Hegel: life as inner purposiveness (as distinct from the outer purposiveness of technique).

In Hegel

Enz. §204-212; WdL Vol. 2, Teleology

Cross-references

Ethische Kriterien · Teleology · Life · Purpose

Im buch

Ch. 16.5, 19.2, 22.2