PHILOS 2YY3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: John Stuart Mill, Monism, Consequentialism
8 Apr 2015
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Father started teaching him greek at the age of 3. Started teaching him latin at the age of 8. We"ll be using the terms moral theory and ethical theory interchangeably for the purpose of this course. Actions are only right in proportion with the happiness that they create, according to mill. The important thing for the utilitarian is that happiness is the only thing that has intrinsic value, and the best act is the act that promotes that in the best way possible. Mill read bentham and engaged with his work. Bentham thought that only pleasure and pain mattered. Unlike bentham that focused on the duration and intensity of the pleasure, mill thought that we should make a distinction; that quality also matters. Mill thought that because human beings have higher faculties, we"re capable of higher pleasures. Some types are more valuable and desirable than others. Other features according to mill beer to mill.
