Kant's philosophy - Affections & passions and how they stand in the way of a happy life

A person should tame their affections and passions. This is a moral duty, for through them you harm others but also lose your own reason and through this your freedom and your human dignity. It however is also advised pragmatically, for the affections and passions bring all kinds of misery upon people, an equanimous life which is free of them therefore is a more happy life.Quote: 0:08Happiness we attain through independence: 0:58Affections: 8:57Passions: 33:36The similarities between affections and passions: 49:48The differences of affections and passions: 54:40Passions are always directed at people: 58:58Classification of passions: 1:12:371. Material passions: 1:22:352. Formal passions: 1:33:01- The passion for freedom: 1:33:35- The passions for honour, power and money: 2:08:25The purpose of affections and passions: 2:27:09Passions come about through the power of imagination: 2:47:24Kant is the apologist of sensuality: 3:06:25Thanks: 3:09:29Overview over the faculties of the mind according to Kant: https://jonathanivoloewer.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/faculties-of-the-mind-and-critiques-according-to-Kant.jpgAffections and passions Kant discusses mainly in his works on anthropology, so in his Anthropology from a pragmatic point of view: http://korpora.org/kant/aa07/230.html, his lectures on anthropology: https://archive.org/details/kantsgesammeltes0000kant_a3n3 | https://archive.org/details/kantsgesammeltes0000kant_j8c0 and his handwritten estate on anthropology: http://korpora.org/kant/aa15/234.html. (I could not find any free English translations online) But also his lectures on logic deal with art at times, that is with the difference between the aesthetical and the logical: https://archive.org/details/kantsgesammeltes241imma/page/n5/mode/2up | https://archive.org/details/kantsgesammeltes242imma/page/n7/mode/2up (English translations exist, but unfortunately I couldn't find them for free on the internet.)Whoever wants to support my aufkläring work can do so via:https://ko-fi.com/jonathanivoloewerhttps://www.patreon.com/jonathanivoloewerhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VDDT7T7XHR77UThumbnail: www.hotpot.ai