Kant's Pursuit Of Happiness

Although Kant does acclaim happiness to be one of our duties as a human being he conveys that no man is permitted to kill themselves as a result of misery because otherwise everyone would do so from lack of pleasure. Furthermore, he argues there would be no one left on this Earth if the whole took their life whenever an intolerable circumstance occurred. Kant insists that no matter the fear an individual may possess of tackling the obstacle resulting from his misery we must continue life as long as they could do so with honor. He then remarks that if an individual wishes to take their own life the person shrinks in honor as all nature seeks its own preservation such as trees and animals. This degrades humans to be below animals. Kant furthers