kant and mill

ry situation depends on how you address the situation and that you are
             only responsible for your feelings and actions. You decide how you feel about
             what you think you saw.Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) had an interesting ethical
             system. It is based on a belief that the reason is the final authority for morality.
             Actions of any sort, he believed, must be undertaken from a sense of duty
             dictated by reason, and no action performed for expediency or solely in
             obedience to law or custom can be regarded as moral. A moral act is an act
             done for the "right" reasons. Kant would argue that to make a promise for the
             wrong reason is not moral - you might as well not make the promise. You must
             have a duty code inside of you or it will not come through in your actions
             otherwise. Our reasoning ability will always allow us to know what our duty
             is.Kant described two types of common commands given by reason: the
             hypothetical imperative, which dictates a given course of action to reach a
             specific end; and the categorical imperative, which dictates a course of action
             that must be followed because of its rightness and necessity. The categorical
             imperative is the basis of morality and was stated by Kant in these words: "Act
             as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will and general
             natural law." Therefore, before proceeding to act, you must decide what rule
             you would be following if you were to act, whether you are willing for that rule
             to be followed by everyone all over. If you are willing to universalize the act, it
             must be moral...

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