Even Kant’s general benevolence falls under the same suspicion as compassion

Evidence

The citizen who would forego profit only on the Kantian motive of respect for the mere form of law would not be enlightened, but superstitious—a fool. — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 78 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Kant’s sovereign conscience leaves no room for graded moral categories; Kantian moral respect requires a quasi-religious superstition rather than reason. — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 78; Kant’s ethics reject casuistry and graded moral categories, unlike Islamic practice

Broader Connections

• Kant’s sovereign conscience leaves no room for graded moral categories #expands (0.85)
• Kant’s ethics reject casuistry and graded moral categories, unlike Islamic practice #expands (0.82)
• Kantian moral respect requires a quasi-religious superstition rather than reason. #expands (0.75) — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 78