The utilitarianism main idea is based on two factors. The first element is the happiness, which is the must amount of happiness for the most amount of people. According to the principles of utilitarianism, the man is moved by the principle of the greatest happiness: this is the main criterion of all of his actions, personally and also publicly. At the same time it is applicable at the time of creating the law. An action is defined as successful if, it is useful or beneficial to succeed in finding maximum happiness. The second part is consequentialism which is based on the consequences, the results or the outcomes. Utilitarian happiness is the main focus factor in which every single human being is investigated (happiness for a person). This
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S. Mill disagrees with his predecessor at an important point, for Bentham pleasures are all homogeneous and quantitatively; on the other hand, Mill warns that there are different types of pleasures. Specifically, he argues that moral and intellectual pleasures are superior to more physical forms of pleasure, ate the same time he denotes a difference between happiness and satisfaction, for him the first one has greater value than the second one. And on the other hand, assigning a value or superiority of some pleasures proposes the difficulty if that were not recognized as an intrinsic goodness, and being that utilitarianism of Bentham and Mill measures the goodness of actions by the outcome of which always pleasure.
Moreover, Mill shared the concern of Bentham cause social reforms that would lead to a more equitable …show more content…
Is there an absolute happiness in life? Regarding utilitarianism where happiness is one of the main objectives, it looks like as long as you get that happiness you are useful to the society. On the other hand what happens when there is a person with special needs (i.e. quadriplegic) and does not offer a useful contribution to the society? That means that he is “useless” for the society? Life is not always happiness, life is not always perfect. Life comes in different colors and it is almost impossible to have a perfect and happy life. There is pain and happiness in real
S. Mill disagrees with his predecessor at an important point, for Bentham pleasures are all homogeneous and quantitatively; on the other hand, Mill warns that there are different types of pleasures. Specifically, he argues that moral and intellectual pleasures are superior to more physical forms of pleasure, ate the same time he denotes a difference between happiness and satisfaction, for him the first one has greater value than the second one. And on the other hand, assigning a value or superiority of some pleasures proposes the difficulty if that were not recognized as an intrinsic goodness, and being that utilitarianism of Bentham and Mill measures the goodness of actions by the outcome of which always pleasure.
Moreover, Mill shared the concern of Bentham cause social reforms that would lead to a more equitable …show more content…
Is there an absolute happiness in life? Regarding utilitarianism where happiness is one of the main objectives, it looks like as long as you get that happiness you are useful to the society. On the other hand what happens when there is a person with special needs (i.e. quadriplegic) and does not offer a useful contribution to the society? That means that he is “useless” for the society? Life is not always happiness, life is not always perfect. Life comes in different colors and it is almost impossible to have a perfect and happy life. There is pain and happiness in real