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This 7 page paper supports Mill's utilitarianism while showing the weaknesses in Kant's moral theory. The views are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the twenty-first century. Many complain of todays youths immorality-as they always have-but it does seem that as generations emerge, morality at least changes. One cannot precisely say that morality has
deteriorated as how does one judge morality? While youth continues to experiment with sex and drugs and artistic expression, there is no Hitler, no Communist Russia, and there is no
cocaine in Coca Cola anymore. Society has changed and seems a bit rough around the edges, but the reality may very well be that todays youth has not lost its
moral compass. What is morality anyway? Clearly, with much philosophical discussion in contemporary terms and by the great philosophers of all time, some
theories are stronger than others. In discussing the best and worst theories in morality, John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant come to mind. II. Mills Utilitarianism
Central to utilitarianism is the premise that it is ideal to achieve the greatest happiness for the greatest number (McLeish 768). This philosophy has
been criticized for many reasons but a major area of concern is how one can measure happiness to begin with. One problem is demonstrated by an example. If a society
exists where half of the population is in ecstasy while the other half are totally miserable, this would not be desirable under the utilitarian concept; a society where neither group
is either would be preferred (768). Since the greatest quantity of happiness is what is most important, the distribution is not much to be concerned about (768). While the measurement
of happiness is not always clear-cut, it seems to be an idea that works. A good example of the utilitarian way of thinking
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