Tristan Maestas
Mr. schiano
Ethics
May 15/19
Final
Kant vs mill
Kants view on ethics stands out in plain contrast to the utilitarianist views of mill.
Kantian philosophy believes we have a duty to act in specific ways, by moral laws. Kant relies
heavily on his idea that all people are fundamentally capable of reasoning in the same manner
and on the same level. One of the primary points of Kantian ethics is that you must never treat
another human being as a means to an end – this idea lies at the core of Kant’s ethical thinking.
He believed that, unless a person freely and willingly makes a choice, their action has no
