“Morality is not the doctrine of how we can make ourselves happy, but of how we can make ourselves worthy of happiness”. Two things that are not compatible are what an individual should do and what the individual wants to do. When an individual does what he wants, he ends up on a path that will lead to immediate happiness but will not bring him long-term benefits. On the other hand, when the individual does what he is supposed to do, it will bring him a feeling of discomfort and unhappiness, but in the end he will benefit from it. The purpose of Kantianism is to tell us that morality is not about making us happy but the whole purpose is to do the right thing just for the sake of doing it. Ultimately doing the right thing will lead to our happiness. Kant said that we are determined to know what is good and what is bad through self-legislation and using ourselves as a guide. We as individuals will determine our own behavior rather than having someone tell us how we should act because of their expectations they have of us. Doing the right thing for the right reason is very important to being a Kantian. The morality of the Kantians is not consequential. A Kantian's actions are based on that person's will and not on the consequences that arise from the actions we take and our behavior. Doing what is right just because it is right is the only reason we should do the right thing. For Kant there are two types of good. Intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motive involves us engaging in an activity because it will bring us personal rewards with an intrinsic motive why we are performing activities to be rewarded for ourselves rather than to be rewarded by the external world. Extrinsic motivations on the other hand occur when we are motivated to ...... middle of paper ......d even if students know they are not ready for an exam, they will study anyway until they feel as if they they would make him feel comfortable with the topic. Receiving a passing grade by cheating will be no better than receiving the passing grade and knowing that I studied hard and deserve the grade. In conclusion, Kant developed a theory called the categorical imperative which has three rules. Moral and universal laws, meaning they affect everyone, you know something is good when you see everyone else in the world doing it, and you treat actions as themselves rather than side effects. Kant was concerned with the motive or good behind the choices we make rather than the consequences that followed those actions. When it comes to cheating Kant believes that his immoral cheating is wrong and there is no clear way to defend it and says that it is okay to cheat.