Steven M. Cahn Quote

To act morally is not to act out of fear of punishment; it is not to act as one is commanded to act. Rather, it is to act as one ought to act. And how one ought to act is not dependent upon anyone's power, even if the power be Divine.

Steven M. Cahn

To act morally is not to act out of fear of punishment; it is not to act as one is commanded to act. Rather, it is to act as one ought to act. And how one ought to act is not dependent upon anyone's power, even if the power be Divine.

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About Steven M. Cahn

Steven M. Cahn (born 1942) is an American philosopher and academic administrator who served as Provost and Acting President of the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.