Immanuel Kant, died in 1804 was the most powerful exponent of the notion that the moral value of an act decreases as we aim to derive any benefit from it. Acts are good if the doer is "disinterested." We should do the good because it is good. Any motivation to seek joy or reward corrupts the act.
John Piper, Brothers, We Are Not Professionals pg. 46-47
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