How Does John Stuart Mill Promote Happiness

John Stuart Mill—a philosopher whom believed that another name for utility is the greatest form of happiness, a principal lead by the clause “Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness are intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure”. With this, Mill presents the concept of utility as a stem from the presence of pleasure and the absence of pain within basic desires. According to Mill, the more valuable a pleasure becomes, the more of likelihood that an individual will employ higher faculties. Mill often juxtaposes human values of pleasure with that of pain. The pleasures of intellect, feelings and …show more content…
He thinks that having the capacity to formulate arguments leads to a more theoretical world. He states that practical reasoning is how one applies ethical fashion. I believe that in order to make an ethical choice about any given situation, I would absolutely choose the philosophical teachings of John Stuart Mill because happiness is the center of all things. Without ones highest form of self and ones own happiness, the world would be a different place and would fall into a negative state whereas if people were to think positively, it could improve society as we know …show more content…
I can see how Benedicts position could pose as a problem because his positioning appears to lean towards unethical versus ethical. Gay marriage, murder, gun control laws are all controversial issues and ideas that not all cultures would consider a ‘cultural normality’ or cultural abnormality. Depending on the country the individual is from, they could base every aspect of their life within their religious beliefs, or even the ideals of their families. Depending on the extremities of given situations, it would most likely be handled