As a reader, I would make an assumption that would blur this ‘clear’ distinction between the value of life in Kantianism and Utilitarianism: Should we pursue greater happiness with Utilitarianism because we are aware of other’s capabilities to be happy in the same way we are capable, just the same way that we value rational beings for possessing the same qualities of reflection and planning as us? The only difference is that Utilitarianism requires that we promote lives with as much quality as
As a reader, I would make an assumption that would blur this ‘clear’ distinction between the value of life in Kantianism and Utilitarianism: Should we pursue greater happiness with Utilitarianism because we are aware of other’s capabilities to be happy in the same way we are capable, just the same way that we value rational beings for possessing the same qualities of reflection and planning as us? The only difference is that Utilitarianism requires that we promote lives with as much quality as