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For the most part, people have the desire to do "good" and avoid "bad". According to Kant there are two main types of "goods"; people seek good that is thought as a means to some further end and those that are good as ends in themselves. Some things maybe considered good as means to one end and bad to another end. People are motivated by different things, meaning good and bad is relative to the individual. If people are motivated by different ends, then they will find different things good and bad. An air conditioning unit may be good for someone that is hot, but is bad for someone who is cold.
For something to be "good without qualification" it cannot just be good as means to one end and bad as means to another end. It must be good in itself, solely and independently. Kant means that a good will is "good without qualification" such as an absolute good in itself. It has to be universally good in every instance, and not just good as a means to an end.
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