Immanuel Kant suggested that the ultimate moral principle is a rationality norm he called

the "Categorical Imperative" (CI). The CI, according to Kant, is an objective, rationally

necessary, and absolute concept that we must always obey, regardless of our natural desires or

inclinations. According to Kant, this theory justifies all particular moral criteria, which means that

all unethical acts are unreasonable because they violate the CI. On the other hand, John Stuart

Mill's key philosophical argument is that we must judge the ethical merit of acts based on the

overall impact they have on people in terms of enjoyment and pain. According to the Greatest

Happiness Theory, an action is morally better if it induces the most joy and the least pain. We

should aim to take decisions and enforce policies that would lead to the greatest happiness. So

basically, Kant’s morality follows a rationality norm while Mill’s is based on the overall impact of

the good that it brings to people.