our inclinations may be to the contrary. This idea naturally relies upon the previous two propositions which clarify the nature and origin of the principle of the will, which in turn relies upon the proper use of reason to determine and/or establish a "good" will.
These concepts lead to the inevitable Kantian notion of "principle", which presupposes a universalism and an objectivity that encompasses the whole of humankind. The preeminent principle to which all must adhere requires that in order to serve "the will as a principle," individuals must recognize that "I am never to act otherwise than so that I could also will that my maxim should become universal law" (27). The basis of Kant's categorical imperative, this idea insists that actions such as those that satisfy the "universal law" criterion are actions that are good in themselves, and
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