Mill

In Chapter II of Utilitarianism Mill raises a variety of objections to the moral theory of utility or the Greatest Happiness Principle. In Mill’s observation people misinterpret utilitarianism as an oppression to pleasure. In reality, a utility is known as pleasure itself. The principle of utilitarianism holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness. In this principle happiness are the intended pleasure and the absence of pain. Pleasure and the absence of pain in…

either live a life of good contribution to the country or no contribution in terms of productivity, development and research. Thus concludes my question if liberty, freedom and democracy improve whether or not somebody does or does not contribute. Mill argues that the people should be free and have the choice to do what they want without being told what to do. He writes, "government... will often attempt to control the expression of opinion" (480:1). This quote means that if somebody…

understand that Mill believes that no opinion on a fact is inherently accurate without consultation from other sources other than one’s own mind. In other words, he who does not listen to the opinion of one another lives in ignorance of aspects of the truth he does not know. The above statements demonstrate that Mill does not believe in silencing the opinions of others and actively encourages that different perspectives on a topic be understood through discussion. In this respect, Mill would…

you unhappy. In his article, Mill claims that you should be more productive and do things that matter. Mill develops his argument by writing those only are happy who have their minds focused on some object other than their own happiness if you ask yourself if whether you are happy, that’s when you cease to be. The purpose of Mill’s essay is to persuade us not to look for happiness, in order to be happy. His intended audience is probably young well educated adults. Mills says “Aiming thus at…

truth or general accord may be the most important aspect of a democratic society, but John Stuart Mill presents the concept of liberty, which is arguably the highest value of a democratic…

Mill is known for his theory of Utilitarianism. He considers the consequentialism a result of an act more important than the intention behind it. The value of liberty approaches through a Utilitarian. He emphasizes the idea of liberty as positive aspects for all people in the society. Freedom of opinion is valuable for two main reasons. First, an unpopular opinion can be correct. Secondly, if the opinion is incorrect, a refutation of this will allow people to better understand their opinions.…

Bentham and Mill, although both firm believers in Utilitarianism, had somewhat different views when it came to decision making. Bentham uses a step by step process in his essay describing the thought process that one should have when determining the outcome of an action. Similar to Mill’s belief, if the outcome were to bring more happiness to the community as a whole than pain, than that decision is just. However, Mill believed that to make a proper and good decision required using the analyzing…

Stuart Mills faced the major question of how and when to limit the sway of public opinion over the individual liberty of the people. He discusses the concept of liberty, and the power society can hold over individuals. The concept of the Democratic Republic as used by the United States illustrates that people with power will use that power to enforce their will over those without power. Society will oppress the minority and can do so using public opinion rather than political means. Mills then…

John Stuart Mill and Gerald Dworkin both have different perspectives of paternalism. As I have mentioned earlier, Mill is against paternalism and Dworkin claims that paternalism is justifiable. There are a few points in which both Dworkin and Mill make and I agree with some of those points, but I cannot agree with Dworkin on paternalism. Now to answer the question that was proposed earlier, is paternalism morally justified? And should it be implemented or not? In this case I would have to argue…

happiness is the ultimate end of the morality. I think Mill significantly refutes moral egoism. According to Mill, the greatest happiness is based on the principle that an action is right as far as it promotes the happiness. I think, this principle refutes moral egoism because he asserts that it is the only intrinsically desirable thing. In this view, I strongly believe that it is not right to promote it. Moral egoism promotes injustices as Mill argues. He says, “All inequalities, which have…