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This weeks reading was chapter 5, it was about how justice and Utility connect in their own concepts. Mills begins this reading by discussing the history of the acceptance of utility. He believes that utility doesn't allow the theory of justice. Throughout the reading, Mill tried to find out if justice or injustice actions are something in which it would be intrinsic and distinct. While he examined that it would be necessary it is necessary for the intent of justice.

Continuing throughout the rest of the reading, he started to narrow down the meaning of justice and then he began to make a list of things that are both just or unjust. He was very strong in stating that being considered unjust basically to him means "to deprive someone of

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