In this essay, I am going to write about the utilitarianism theory that defines the morality of actions as the greatest happiness principle that states that moral action is one that maximize happiness for the greatest amount of people and the categorical imperative which also taught us that, the rightness or wrongness of action does not depend on their consequences, but on whether they fulfill their duty. I believe this two theories might be correct in one way or the other, but as we have individual differences in life as human beings so our abilities of thinking and decision making are also different from one another. In my opinion, I consider the utilitarianism theory to be more reliable because life is too short, so we must enjoyed it to
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I think before we do something we have to analyze it critically, consider the feelings of others, and also see if it is a moral act that will be beneficial to us and others before you do it. Not just to perform an action for its sake. Although there are some people who are selfish and tries to do things in their own interest, but I don’t believe that is the right thing to do. For instance, in the article of the letter to the Birmingham jail, Martin Luther King has sacrifice his life to be in prison for the rest of the people to be free and have their civil right without him thinking of the consequences of his actions. What of if he died and the society did not get what they are fighting for at the end of the demonstration? He will be a lost to his families and love ones .As I have said that this theory might be judged on individual basis, Kant has also writes on page 104 of his article that “this concept that always takes first the place in estimating the total worth of our actions and constitutes the condition of all the rest. In order to do so, we shall set before ourselves the concept of duty, which contains that of a good will though under certain subjective limitations and hindrances, which, however, far from concealing it and making unrecognizable, rather bring it out by contrast and make it shine forth all the more
I think before we do something we have to analyze it critically, consider the feelings of others, and also see if it is a moral act that will be beneficial to us and others before you do it. Not just to perform an action for its sake. Although there are some people who are selfish and tries to do things in their own interest, but I don’t believe that is the right thing to do. For instance, in the article of the letter to the Birmingham jail, Martin Luther King has sacrifice his life to be in prison for the rest of the people to be free and have their civil right without him thinking of the consequences of his actions. What of if he died and the society did not get what they are fighting for at the end of the demonstration? He will be a lost to his families and love ones .As I have said that this theory might be judged on individual basis, Kant has also writes on page 104 of his article that “this concept that always takes first the place in estimating the total worth of our actions and constitutes the condition of all the rest. In order to do so, we shall set before ourselves the concept of duty, which contains that of a good will though under certain subjective limitations and hindrances, which, however, far from concealing it and making unrecognizable, rather bring it out by contrast and make it shine forth all the more