PHL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Nautical Chart, Thought Experiment
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Reasons to find fault with a theory/reasonable bases: A theory fit for swine: some people think pleasure is a low aim/unworthy goal for an intelligent being like us; pleasure is something that pigs are only concerned with; we should aim for other aspects in life. Mill"s reply to this objection: he says that anything that thinks his theory for swine that we are only thinking about pleasures animals can obtain but we obtain higher levels of pleasure as well. A beast"s pleasures do not satisfy a human being"s conceptions of happiness . When you say pleasures for all swines, he"s trying to maximize all pleasures that all humans can obtain which have an additional value. The higher levels are more valuable and ranked higher compared to the lower levels. It is better to be an unsatisfied human than a satisfied pig : you lose of many capacities.
