Philosophers have come up with a number of logical systems in attempt to deduce what is or is not ethical. ... It was said by John Stewert Mill, a British philosopher and utilitarianist, "that actions are right to the degree that they tend to promote the greatest good for the greatest number." ... The philosopher Kant is one of the most outspoken advocates of ethical duty and emphasized that one type of duty in self imposed and the other is imposed by others. ... Although at in the past this was a very popular theory it has been extensively attacked since the Enlightenment. ...

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Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who was part of the enlightenment in the late sixteen hundreds. Kant proposed many ideas during his life time, but one of the most argued is the categorical imperative. The categorical imperative states; act only on that maxim which can become a universal law. ...

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The Greek philosopher Aristotle attempted to derive this contemplation by practical, almost mathematical means, despite its variables being ridden with anomalies. ... There are countless other ways to reach the ultimate goal of happiness but they are ephemeral to the nirvana-like state of philosophical enlightenment Aristotle considers himself to possess that is a constant state of psychological bliss. ...

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