PHILO-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Rational Egoism, Hedonism, Pie Chart
28 Oct 2020
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Step 1) the only possible evidence that something is desirable is that people in fact desire it. Mill is talking about how do we know it (i. e. the evidence) Mill: there is something that"s just good; not good for someone, but just good in itself. Mill doesnt deny that at times people desire things that are bad, and people dont desire things that are good. Step 2) people do in fact desire pleasure and the absence of pain. Step 3) other things we desire for their own sakes are really desires for a specific type of pleasure (or to avoid specific type of pain) ^a big claim; not just a premise that can be taken; needs defense. Mill: but in reality, the whole, intrinsic value of wealth is the lack of pain and the pleasure (lack of emotional pain from perception of one"s poverty and pleasure from contemplating one"s wealth) E. g. if we value virtue for its own sake :
