Is this benefiting to the small number of hand!icapped No it is not. However, the greater majority, throws up when they see a handicapped individual, it is beneficial. So, perhaps the right question to as, is, which of the two theories is the lessor of two evils I would have to argue for Mill (that is, unless I was one of the 1000 on the island or handicapped)On a limited basis. I if I, a Bill Gates type rich person, gave a small amount of money to a stranger whom desperately needed it, just to get him to leave me alone, Kant would judge it not moral because I did it for the wrong reason. Mill would examine the consequences of my giving money away.
Did it hurt me No. Did it help the stranger Yes. Therefore, the net consequence is good. Whether or not I truly felt the act in my heart does not make it any less “good” than the person that gives all his money away to charity because he feels so deeply about it.
I also see cons to taking Mill’s values on as societal ethicsThey could conceivably give rise to the next Hitler. But with Kant, people would be prosecuted for EVERYTHING since there are no extenuating circumstances. Think of the court systemInnocent men who had to protect their family and home alongside hardened serial rapists, both receiving the same sentence.
From Cheap Fashion Blog Online, post Throws Up When They See



