[MD] The End of Faith Ethics

[Ron Kulp]

Steve,
This sums up Kant on ethics rather nicely
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categorical_imperative

 Hi All,

In his book, the End of Faith, Sam Harris counters the argument that
without religion there would be no morality by claiming that morality is
about happiness and suffering. I don't have the book with me today, but
there are several examples of analyses he gives of moral decisions made
on the basis of reducing suffering. 

I'm no philosophy expert, but his thinking sounded Kantian to me. Is
that what Kant was about?

What are the arguments against basing ethics on happiness/suffering?

Regards,
Steve