From the e-Activity and Kant’s essay, debate whether it is possible to envy others without begrudging their happiness

Discussion Question:

“Jealousy, Envy, and Grudge” Please respond to the following:

eActivity: Read Immanuel Kant’s views titled “Virtue and Vice”, located at http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kant-moral/#VirVic.

From the e-Activity and Kant’s essay, debate whether it is possible to envy others without begrudging their happiness. Describe how Kant views this issue. Provide reasons and examples to support your view.

• Kant’s claim: “Until one achieves a permanent change in the will’s  orientation . . . a revolution in which moral righteousness is the nonnegotiable  condition of any of one’s pursuits, all of one’s actions that are in accordance  with duty are nevertheless morally worthless.”