Kant And Utilitarianism
According to Kant, he believes that the only thing unconditionally good is good will. Good will is the idea of people having to do ones moral duty. Kant’s ethical theories are based off of the categorical imperatives. Categorical imperatives, as stated during class, act only on those rules that you can rationally will to be universal. In response to Kant’s theory, I believe that good will is not the only thing that is unconditionally good. I believe this because there will be many instances in life where having a good will can lead to tragic situations.
Good will according to Kant, is attempting to do the right thing in all situations. Kant believes that in every situation one encounters, there will always be good. I believe that although in some instances, there can be goodness; I also believe that there are certain situations in which only the bad can occur. For example, on the day of the terrorist attack on 9/11 in New York, the terrorist act was not morally correct in anyway. On his prime …show more content…
I agree with John Stuart Mills argument that happiness is the only basic good. Mill argues that basic goods create the maximum amount of happiness; which follows the principle of utilitarianism. In an article comparing Mills view on utilitarianism, it states “happiness is linked to morality. For instance, in general, it backs up murder’s being wrong, lying, rights.”(Mesacc, n.d.). I agree with Mills argument more than Kants theory because in most cases, people want the greatest amount of happiness not only for themselves, but for their close ones as well. Good will according to Kant’s theories has no limitations. Back to the Anne Frank example, the greatest amount of happiness would have been Anne Frank and her close relatives and for the person opening the door not to tell the Nazis she was there. The Nazis were only there because it was their duty to restrain all Jewish people at training
Good will according to Kant, is attempting to do the right thing in all situations. Kant believes that in every situation one encounters, there will always be good. I believe that although in some instances, there can be goodness; I also believe that there are certain situations in which only the bad can occur. For example, on the day of the terrorist attack on 9/11 in New York, the terrorist act was not morally correct in anyway. On his prime …show more content…
I agree with John Stuart Mills argument that happiness is the only basic good. Mill argues that basic goods create the maximum amount of happiness; which follows the principle of utilitarianism. In an article comparing Mills view on utilitarianism, it states “happiness is linked to morality. For instance, in general, it backs up murder’s being wrong, lying, rights.”(Mesacc, n.d.). I agree with Mills argument more than Kants theory because in most cases, people want the greatest amount of happiness not only for themselves, but for their close ones as well. Good will according to Kant’s theories has no limitations. Back to the Anne Frank example, the greatest amount of happiness would have been Anne Frank and her close relatives and for the person opening the door not to tell the Nazis she was there. The Nazis were only there because it was their duty to restrain all Jewish people at training