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Essay / Moral Theories of Morality - 712
Kant in his book tells us that consequences do not matter, where Mill in his book tells us that consequences do matter. According to the term utilitarianism, the right moral decision is measured by the amount of happiness that an action creates. Mill tells us that morality is when you do everything possible to achieve a goal that increases happiness, while Kant argues that morality is when value must come from human beings, simply because you are a human that you are worth. Kant talks about the categorical imperative, in which he explains that what is wrong and right does not depend on the outcome, but on the fulfillment of the duty and the resolution of the problem. “Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of others, always at the same time as an end and never simply as a means” (Grounding for Metaphysics of Morals, Kant) . In this quote, Kant argues that if you don't want others to do it, you shouldn't do it either.