I think there are two problems with Kants views.
First, he seems to break things down into either action or inaction, as in you have to "do" a fairly defined "thing" in order for it to be part of a situation where morality can be judged, and somewhat implies than inaction doesn't really count against you.
Second, he seems to deny that you can have many different moral influences and goals, weighted to different degrees, which combine into a good moral guide, without having one overriding principle that you are constantly striving to by specific affirmative actions.
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