Kant's moral theory is deontological which means that actions are morally right in virtue of motives, which must derive more from duty other than from inclination. ... In continuation, Kant believes that inclinations should not be a force in one's choosing of which actions are good. ...
Metaphysics is the study of pure concepts as they relate to moral or physical experience. The goal of the Grounding or the Metaphysics of Morals is to establish the "supreme principle of morality". Kant's purpose of this book is to develop a "pure" moral philosophy, a "metaphysics of morals" that re...
In the 18th century, philosopher Immanuel Kant argued that the consequences of our actions are morally irrelevant because an agent is accountable only for affairs which are under his or her control. This implies that only the intent of an agent's action is morally relevant. I advocate that justice c...
From the act utilitarian perspective, an action is morally right if it maximizes hedonic utility. The hedonic utility of an act, is the difference between the total amount of pleasure and the total measure of pain produced by a particular act; calculating the pleasure and pain for various individual...
Utilitarianism, a conception of morality developed primarily by Jeremy Bentham, James Mill and his son John Stuart Mill attempts to bring back personal inclinations and interests into moral consideration. 1 It is based upon a form of hedonism, an ethical doctrine implying that the ultimate good is pleasure and what has pleasurable consequences and that the pursuit of pleasure in itself is what can be considered the 'highest good' and proper aim for human life. ...
