Philosophy 2700F/G Lecture 9: Principle of Utility Con't
30 Dec 2018
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2700f ethics and value theory october 12, 2016. P1: the only consideration that establishes that something is visible is that people see it. P2: the only consideration that establishes that something is audible is that people hear it. P3: the only consideration that establishes that something is desirable is that people desire it. P4: people do desire their own happiness for its own sake. C1: therefore, happiness is desirable for its own sake. How do you show that something is seen, heard, and desired: through empirical evidence. Are we using our beliefs to criticize our desires: only evidence that we can use to appeal our desires (beliefs, mill has to worry about keeping this in mind. Has to argue that it"s true that we desire things other than happiness, it does not clash with the idea that happiness is the all and only thing we should value. People desire things other than happiness for their own sake.
