Kant said that morality was an issue of pure practical reason, and that "pure" is essential to his system. He distinguished between several types of reason--pure reason, pure practical reason, and practical reason. Utilitarianism is an example of practical reason in that it makes ethical judgments solely on practical consequences. Pure reason Kant defines as speculative metaphysics separate from our direct experiences. He carved out for the purpose of his moral system this concept of pure practical reason which is our ability to identify universal moral truths independent of particulars and outcomes but are at the same time maxims that can be applied to situations in the real world.