critics of kants moral theory and Mill and Benthams Utilitarianism say that kant

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critics of kants moral theory and Mill and Benthams Utilitarianism say that kants categorical imperative doesnt work in real life because it asks us to act selflessly, without taking into account our unique character, circumstances committments and desires. A criticism of utilitarianism is that in real life we dont judge acts by the consequences and we are more likely to help friends than strangers. Both of these theories are based on the idea that our decisions are based on our own willing rather than factors such as social pressure. What do you think of these criticisms do you agree or disagree and can you find any comparison of these critiques to Gilligans care ethics approach?

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These criticisms are helpful as they highlight the importance of the various social pressures; which are the important factors influencing the decisions we make; as man is a social animal. Thus our circumstances influence our decisions a lot. These critiques are closely related to the Gilligans care ethics; which highlights the importance of responsiveness in relationships like; paying attention, listening, responding and the costs of losing connection with oneself or with others. The logic of this ethics is inductive, contextual, rather than being deductive thus similar to the criticism of the Kant’s moral theory and Mill and Bentham's Utilitarianism as both the criticism are deductive based on the context.

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