t should you tell this child. Mills and Kant take two different stands on this due to their believes. Kant says you should tell this child that he is dying and not hold back anything from him. Mills on the other hand measures the pleasures and happiness that will come to this child with what you tell him. Mills believes that you shouldn’t tell him that he has a certain amount of days to live because it will bring happiness to him as well as to others. Truth in this situation can be slightly adjusted due to the amount of pain that this child would have if you told him the facts. After reading these three different idealists you can insert the same rule into each theory. The Golden Rule is a very powerful ideal to live off of. When it comes to all of the social virtues if you can keep the Golden rule in the back of your head there is no possible way that you could not gather the virtues that you need. When it comes to making ethical decisions you always have to factor in what your actions are producing, you actions should always produce the good in your life as well as the lives of others. Friendliness, Truth, and trust are some of the basic virtues that you should posses if you want to be an ethical and socialable person. ...
