Mill and Kant present very different ethical systems, and are famously contrasted with each for good reasons. Argue for the superiority of one of their systems of ethics as compared to the other one, making sure to talk about the strengths and weaknesses of both as well, and even talking about what similarities they may have, if you can. Usage of both of their texts is required.
We will take three weeks to do Mill and Kant, in that order. Mill reading for this week is Chapters I-IV of Utilitarianism. At some point no later than during the week of 4/4 you should begin to read Kant’s Fundamentals of the Metaphysic of Morals. The entire Kant text is up via Project Gutenberg again, but you only should read the Preface, Section One and Section Two (this is about two-thirds of the work). Let me know if you have any questions about where to stop in the Kant reading. The work for Mill and Kant, as well as next Examined Life video, will be posted later this week.
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