John Stuart Mill: The Definition Of Morality
To be or not to be? Morality is something that leaves every human being with a concern with what's right or wrong. I think about my perception on the behavior that will follow my choices.
Choosing what morality is determined by, may be the problem in its own-self. Great men have contemplated where morality really lies, though many of them have took another's work to serve as the guide to strive for their own progression. Through the progression of these studies one can conclude that happiness is a focal point in the works of many great men. It seems to be one of the basis of which humanity uses as their definition of morality.
The philosopher, Mr. Immanuel Kant has found that morality lives through the use of habits. Kant asserted that, …show more content…
An excerpt from Exploring Ethics, best exemplifies the comparison from Mill and Kant. Kant's ethical system concentrates exclusively on the reason for an action and does not take into account its results, Mill's system focuses only on consequences. Mill's explained "that this is the singularity is the basis in which you use to judge morality, with those being morally right being those that will manufacture the most happiness because in the end all humans seek happiness above everything else." He also argued that fame, money, and virtue could not replace happiness but could be used to obtain it. Mill’s believed that happiness is the guiding arch that drives …show more content…
His rationale stated that a decision is the singularity that encompass morality as a whole. Aristotle's thinking contends that this is accomplished through the practice and habit of moral thinking. Aristotle believed that moral virtue is a mean of the two extremes which dictate what is goodness, and as as stated by Aristotle “wherefore goodness is both rare and laudable and noble”. In respect to Mill and Kant, Aristotle is fundamentally different because of his theory on happiness which is that happiness may not be achievable in retrospect by everyone in the equation, and to some end might bring pain to one or more parties depending on the consequences of that virtuous
Choosing what morality is determined by, may be the problem in its own-self. Great men have contemplated where morality really lies, though many of them have took another's work to serve as the guide to strive for their own progression. Through the progression of these studies one can conclude that happiness is a focal point in the works of many great men. It seems to be one of the basis of which humanity uses as their definition of morality.
The philosopher, Mr. Immanuel Kant has found that morality lives through the use of habits. Kant asserted that, …show more content…
An excerpt from Exploring Ethics, best exemplifies the comparison from Mill and Kant. Kant's ethical system concentrates exclusively on the reason for an action and does not take into account its results, Mill's system focuses only on consequences. Mill's explained "that this is the singularity is the basis in which you use to judge morality, with those being morally right being those that will manufacture the most happiness because in the end all humans seek happiness above everything else." He also argued that fame, money, and virtue could not replace happiness but could be used to obtain it. Mill’s believed that happiness is the guiding arch that drives …show more content…
His rationale stated that a decision is the singularity that encompass morality as a whole. Aristotle's thinking contends that this is accomplished through the practice and habit of moral thinking. Aristotle believed that moral virtue is a mean of the two extremes which dictate what is goodness, and as as stated by Aristotle “wherefore goodness is both rare and laudable and noble”. In respect to Mill and Kant, Aristotle is fundamentally different because of his theory on happiness which is that happiness may not be achievable in retrospect by everyone in the equation, and to some end might bring pain to one or more parties depending on the consequences of that virtuous