Utilitarianism is stated as, “Utilitarianism is the theory that an action is right if and only if it results in at least as much well-being as any alternative action.” While Kant described Kant’s moral theory as, “ right actions have moral value only if they are done with a ‘good will’.” Both theories attempt to reach positive results that benefit others; however, Kant focuses on doing whatever it takes to help others and not use them. While utilitarianism is when someone may do whatever it takes to earn or increase happiness. It does not matter whatever the action is as long as there is a result of happiness Most utilitarians think that sometimes people are not to blame for performing actions that we generally think of as very …show more content…
However, I believe something like murdering someone is wrong no matter the circumstance. I think when it comes to someone performing good actions I believe that only good comes from the action then it is right and does not need to be interpreted further. In today’s society we typically only praise those for actions that we think of as right because they are. I am struggling to think of an example of where people should not earn praise for performing actions that we generally think of as right. What does Mill mean by “Better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied?” While a pig may have a far less stressful life, it does not have the same substance of a human life. We may wish to live such a simple life; however, someone wanting to give up their human intelligence to live such a simple life is very …show more content…
Kant did not believe that not all consequences of certain actions always had a duty in the moral evaluation of a person’s actions. Kant would occasionally test others to see if people were acting morally like the principle of universalizability along with the principle of humanity. The principle of universalizability is that one should always treat a person to an end not just a mean. These two give conflicting advice, for example is good will actual good if it is not proven so? Then, with principle of humanity there is a drawback with being responsible for the actions one is not responsible