{"date":"April 22","id":"04-22","intro":["Immanuel Kant, the most influential of German philosophers, taught that it was man’s duty to be happy, for an unhappy man is tempted to sin. Seekers after happiness find aid and inspiration in Kant’s writings."],"minutes":16,"readings":[{"author":"Immanuel Kant","end":317,"start":310,"volume":32,"work":"Fundamental Principles of Morals"}],"slug":"april-22","status":"proofread","title":"Happiness as a Duty","url":"/harvard-classics/april-22/","words":3151}