The concept of Happiness according to Kant ( with the categorical imperative) and Mill (with the utilitarianism).
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justifies the greater good of the majority over that of the individual, while Kant's theory believes that society can function by all acting on an exclusively rational basis, which I believe showed a failure in his works from the start. Each system works best in its own area, Kant's works well for war, and Utilitarianism works well for everyday small human interactions. But neither, I believe, makes any dent in the broad range of experience.
justifies the greater good of the majority over that of the individual, while Kant's theory believes that society can function by all acting on an exclusively rational basis, which I believe showed a failure in his works from the start. Each system works best in its own area, Kant's works well for war, and Utilitarianism works well for everyday small human interactions. But neither, I believe, makes any dent in the broad range of experience.