Similarities Between Kant And John Stuart Mill

The discussion on Moral Philosophy and ethics has always been a controversial and vey debatable topic. John Stuart Mill believed in an ethical theory known as utilitarianism. Kant and Mill both articulate thought that praise the use of reason as the ultimate good, that which leads to enlightenment and a general understanding and certainty, as Mill would put it. The two philosophers, while both striving to reach the same goal, ultimately achieve their goals in a different sense, and even demonstrate slight discrepancy in what they ultimately mean to attain.
Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill both addresses the issues of morality in terms of how moral customs are formed, Kant presented on perspective that is founded on his belief that the worth
Kant believed that an act has a moral worth only if it is done with a right intention or movie. (page 71) Kant’s writes that the only thing that is unconditionally good is a good will. He didn’t believe mortality should be based on happiness, because sometimes the most moral action can make you very unhappy. Sometimes the happiness someone receives from your duty does not outweigh your happiness and chose instead to analyze different types of happiness and the kind of happiness fulfilling your duty brings. Kant discuss three possible motives: 1: The shopkeeper’s motive or reason for acting might be because it is good business practice to charge the same to all. Second, the shopkeeper might charge a fair and equal price because she is sympathetic towards her customers and is naturally inclined to do them good. Kant said that this motive is also not the highest. And Lastly, If the shopkeeper did the right thing just because she believed it was right, however, then this act would be based on the highest motive. (page 71) He believes in the concept of the natural good which is basically happiness, His argument was that you cannot reason your way to happiness and if you could, you would always be happy. Because you can’t happiness must be the natural good. To understand Kant’s reasoning, imperatives is simply a form of statement that tells us to do something, for example “Stand up straight” and “close the door”. (page 72) Hypothetical for example is the statement “If I want to get there on, I ought to leave early” does not embody a moral ought” or a moral imperative. “The categorical imperative, Kant’s basic moral principle, is comparable in importance for hid moral philosophy to the principle of utility for unitarians. (page 72) Kant’s own statement; Act only on that maxim that you can will as a universal law” (page 73) In other words, whatever I