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Quotation from The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics by Immanuel Kant
“there is no such thing as an erring conscience”
The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics, Introduction, XII B, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott
Kant distinguishes the subjective verdict of conscience, which cannot err, from mistaken judgements about what duty requires.
Citation: "there is no such thing as an erring conscience" — Immanuel Kant, The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics, Introduction, XII B, trans. Thomas Kingsmill Abbott. (id kant-metaphysical-elements-of-ethics-q8)
