PHIL 1000 Lecture : 011612.doc
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The professor has difficulties in distinguishing motive and intention. Human happiness is unattainable, no matter how hard we try in terms of working with the consequences of actions we will still never attain it. Of course, the issue is to know what is happiness. If by happiness we mean constant euphoria, well then of course it is unattainable. Mill is proposing this form of happiness; instead page 14. Utility is mainly used in the private life. The idea is by having the right utilitarian stance, you can do the right things to decrease harm and increase happiness. Althought eutopia is unattainable, we can all do our part. The third criticism when doing our utility calculus we need to figure out. When doing this you cannot count your own happiness as more because it is yours and likewise with pain.
