f happiness.” Mill also felt that all moral judgments can be derived from the greatest happiness principal and that people seek pleasure and avoid pain. This he felt is how most live. According to Mill morality is about producing good consequences, not having good intentions, we should do what ever will bring the most benefit to all humanity. Also that our conduct is right or wrong because of the propensity to produce good or bad consequences for the people whom are affected by it. Mill's moral philosophy was a version of the utilitarian theory. In witch he believed that righteous actions are those actions that produce the greatest happiness to the largest number of people, following from his Principal of Utility.Since Mill believes that it is not the intention of an action and it is the ability for the action to produce favorable consequences. It follows that for some one to exaggerate on their resume is morally ok. As with Mills Principal of utility, witch is saying if the action produces the greatest amount of happiness to the most people with the least amount of pain that to is morally ok when compared with the utilitarian theory. It seems to that Mill is trying to say that if more than one-person benefits from what might be considered an immoral action, also that the least amount of pain is cause then that action can be consider morally ok as long as the consequences of that action are favorable. Then that action is permissible. Today in this world that would not work. Kant and Mill appear to have to different views on this subject. Mill being a utilitarian believes that do what will produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people and that it is not the intent of the action that makes that action immoral but the consequence of that action. Kant seems to be against this utilitarian theory. Kant feels to pursue an act just for happiness is no more moral than acting on greed and selfishness. Kant furthermore felt t...
