  Kant rejects the utilitarian model of a supreme principle of beneficence, but he still finds a vital place in the moral life for beneficence. He seeks universally valid principles (or maxims) of duty, and beneficence is one such principle. A motive of benevolence based on sentiment—highly admired by Hume—is morally unworthy in Kant’s theory unless the motive behind benevolent action is a motive of duty. The motive likewise cannot rest on utilitarian goals.