Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is better known for his...

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is better known for his Categorical Imperative Theory in which he bases the standard of rationality on fundamental moral principle. Mill’s on the other hand focuses on the Greatest Happiness Principle or the principle of utility. With regards to similarities between them Kant and Mills seem to have universal morality rules where Kant (duties) address one’s own will to be a universal law of nature and Mills (subordinate principles) acknowledging the same actions for all humans and creatures with emotion. Take for example Kants analysis regarding ‘the good will’. When addressing someone as being ‘good hearted’ or ‘good natured’ someone’s ‘good will’ according to Kant does not fall into the same category. Kant†¦show more content†¦Both have different conceptions of ‘the good’, Kant siding on ones actions based on morality being exceptionalness and resulting a deservin g happiness and Mill not regarding Chuck’s pain as relevant but as his worth to society (kind of shitty if you ask me). I find myself right tin the middle of both perspectives, with regards to morals and utility. In fact I asked my wife this morning which she would agree with since she is in the Army and has been in the Chuck situation without no one knowing before. With a heavy heart she would not kill Chuck siting that her moral conscious could not let her. With the same breath I asked her if she would continue to practice being a doctor and she did state that she could continue to be a doctor without a moral burden. Then I asked myself silently how many more soldiers are there like her in a combat zone? I would hope that none of them are in our nation’s security cabinet. 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