Utilitarian is a moral theory that describes the best moral action is the one that maximizes utility. Utility is related to the well-being of conscious entities. It is a superior moral theory because it is impartial to individuals. It links happiness with morality, instead of possibly pitting happiness against morality. It makes sense with common beliefs about morality. For instance, in general, it backs up murder's being wrong, lying, rights. As well as, it is a universal theory. Utilitarianism gives us a system to our intuitions that is in present day society. In addition, everything being equal, though people have many different and conflicting moral beliefs, people agrees that pain is bad, and pleasure is good. Its overall strengths
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Since you are a human, you have worth in and of yourself. Kant’s evidence for this is simple, without human beings, there would be nothing prized, since the value must come from somewhere, it must be from human beings. Further, human reason facilitates human autonomy. Therefore, we can reason to what we want to accomplish in the world, we can make decisions about how to act and the overall course of our lives. Thus, you can also reason to right actions. Kant’s Moral theory emphasizes the importance of rationality, steadiness, and impartiality. Thus, moral principles cannot be violated, and then he prevents any loopholes, self-serving exemptions, and personal preferences in the determination of our obligations. However, Kant’s moral may be intriguing but it possesses difficulty-forming maxims. For example, you are in Nazi Germany in during World War II, and you are hiding Jews in your basement. The Nazi's come to the door and ask you if you are hiding Jews in your basement should you lie to Nazi's? According to this theory, you should answer yes. In addition, this moral theory lacks any concern for consequences and does not take any consideration for what an action can cause but only the intentions of an individual action. Any moral theory that possesses difficulty forming maxims and lacking the concern of consequences is indeed inferior to
Since you are a human, you have worth in and of yourself. Kant’s evidence for this is simple, without human beings, there would be nothing prized, since the value must come from somewhere, it must be from human beings. Further, human reason facilitates human autonomy. Therefore, we can reason to what we want to accomplish in the world, we can make decisions about how to act and the overall course of our lives. Thus, you can also reason to right actions. Kant’s Moral theory emphasizes the importance of rationality, steadiness, and impartiality. Thus, moral principles cannot be violated, and then he prevents any loopholes, self-serving exemptions, and personal preferences in the determination of our obligations. However, Kant’s moral may be intriguing but it possesses difficulty-forming maxims. For example, you are in Nazi Germany in during World War II, and you are hiding Jews in your basement. The Nazi's come to the door and ask you if you are hiding Jews in your basement should you lie to Nazi's? According to this theory, you should answer yes. In addition, this moral theory lacks any concern for consequences and does not take any consideration for what an action can cause but only the intentions of an individual action. Any moral theory that possesses difficulty forming maxims and lacking the concern of consequences is indeed inferior to