In Immanuel Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant's first proposition about duty states, "A human action is morally good, not because it is done from immediate inclination-still less because it is done from self-interest-but because it is done for the sake of duty." In this saying, Kant searches for the truth of this proposition by giving several examples. The first example is that of a shopkeeper who has no immediate inclination to not overcharge an inexperienced customer (which is his duty), but he changes his stance out of the duty for self-interest. Kant then gives three examples that a person performs an action required by duty. These actions would be to preserve one's life, act beneficently towards those in need, or promote one's own happiness. In the first case, the person has the drive to perform an action out of self-love, preservation, and sympathy. In the second case, the person performs the action because it is his duty. In these examples of acting from duty, someone most overcome some opposing force against their action, and act without the help of inclination. Kant's idea is that while the first of these cases where action conforms to duty but is motivated by an immediate inclination, will elicit approval from common rational moral cognition, the second of these case, where duty is the sole motive, will elicit esteem and Kant claims that esteem is only merited by the moral worth of an action. In doing this, an action has moral worth only when it is done from duty. In other words, actions are genuinely good when they are undertaken for the sake of duty alone. For example, many people may help others, to make themselves happy, and perhaps to look good in other eyes. However, this would not be considered a moral duty according to Kant. Instead, he believes that a more genuine example would be someone who feels no charitable inclination, but rather works to help others beca...