Kant vs. Mill: Human Rights and Utilitarianism

Introduction One of the main reasons for establishing human rights is to protect everyone's life and public space. The essential characteristic of human rights is that they are equality rights and they are aimed at providing protection equally to all people. These rights are enacted through legislation passed by state and international treaties. Human rights law has evolved over time and has been influenced by many factors including past philosophical theories.

The fundamental principles of John Mill's utilitarianism and Emanuel Kant's moral metaphysics suggest different views of the two philosophers about the field of moral philosophy. Compared to Kant 's metaphysical segmentation and its use in proof of validity and error, Mill' s utilitarianism is a more sophisticated ethical theory. Kant takes his confirmation of metaphysical survival as discipline of his moral philosophy. If the law has moral power it will be the foundation.

When Kant holds the theory of rationalism, Mill has an empirical theory. Kant is morally ethical in the form he believes, it is necessary for practical judgment of freedom and reason. Utilitarian theory of Miller is a kind of resultism. Because the correctness and badness of behavior depends on the outcome. Kant's pure ethics is the basis of his absolute command and provides the basis for his theory of universal duty. Utilitarian theory of Miller is the main form of resultantism

John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham are recognized as founder of Utilitarianism. Contrary to Kant 's moral theory, Utilitarians oppose the majority of Kant' s theory. Kant believes that the intention of action should be considered moral or immoral, but J.S Mill and Bentham say that this is actually the result of actions that determine ethics. Mueller tried to solve the controversy between good and evil through his "utilitarian" theory, his moral theory based on "greatest happiness for most people". Mill thinks that behavior is proportional to the amount of morally correct or created happiness. He defines happiness as happy and painless and believes that happiness is the sole basis of morality.