Utilitarianism and Kantian Thinking Ethics is one part of philosophy that will always be studied, and like most subjects in philosophy, will never be viewed the same by everyone. ... Things like religion, poverty, and mental health all contribute to our beliefs in ethics. ... In the studies of philosophy these beliefs are put into two categories: utilitarian, witch would give leeway to the guilty depending on the circumstances, and Kantian, were a crime is a crime, no matter the motives involved. ... Utilitarianism philosophy is that any act can be morally justified if the motive is intended ...

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Confucianism has serves as primary role as a social and moral philosophy. ... One similarity between both theories is that they are both considered philosophies. ... Confucianism, and Utilitanaism both deal with ethics, and virtues. ... Both philosophies feel education is good, thus they both believe that cultivation or gaining education is good. ... Besides being a philosophy in my opinion Confucianism is an ethical way of life. ...

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The movie "High Noon" has interesting comparisons to the philosophies and views of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill. ... Her current views on guns, violence and personal involvement in the two reflect an emotional bias which completely differs from the Kantian view, that ethics should be based on a person's rational and universal duty both to one's self and to others (Sommers & Sommers). ... Amy exhibits more of the philosophy of John Stuart Mill who believed the foundation for ethical and moral action should be based on the greatest good or happiness for the greatest number of peo...

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It shows moral standards are formed more based on the appetite of the pleasure than its ethics. ... Finally, moral standards are shaped by all humans through our own morals, ethics, pleasures, and conscience. ...

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Rene DesCartes (1596-1650), lived a life focused on mathematics, philosophy and science during a period of history that was not particularly accommodating for analytical thought. ... We have moral and ethical framework to rest on what DesCartes calls the Devine Command theory of ethics. ... According to DesCartes the central concept of Philosophy is the first person point of view. DesCartes evolved philosophy by theorizing that the conscious self is at the center of any philosophical perception. ... Essay Two John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was an English scholar and philosopher who had a profou...

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Immanual Kant (1724-1804) was a  German philosopher who is widely considered to be a central figure of  modern philosophy. ... Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher who wrote several critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science. ... Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on  political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan  established  the social contract  theory, which turned out to be the foundation of later Western political philosophy. ...

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