John Stuart Mill was once considered “the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century.” From early on in his life‚ Mill was challenged to think outside the box and question long held views of society from his father. Throughout his life‚ Mill presented his way of thinking and gave his insight on numerous issues. John Stuart Mill was known most famously for his defense of utilitarianism and personal liberty. Mill worked his whole life to promote utilitarianism. Utilitarianism
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John Stuart Mill begins his argument for utilitarianism by convincing us that‚ without a measure for determining moral value‚ we cannot accurately hold ourselves responsible as our own moral agents. In response to this concern‚ he outlines a moral code based on the principle of utility. As a promoter of the highest presence of pleasure and lowest presence of pain‚ Mill continues on to argue that the ultimate end is happiness‚ with all other actions and intentions having value only so far as being
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property. In the work “The Second Treatise of Civil Government” written by John Locke‚ mankind’s natural rights are critically examined one by one. This essay aims to discuss whether John Stuart Mill’s harm principle that he mentions in “On Liberty” can be exercised while not violating the natural rights of mankind or not. First of all‚ in order to find out the consistency of Mill’s harm principle with Locke’s natural rights‚ briefly one should examine
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Analysing On Liberty by John Stuart Mill POLS1300 / by Joy Qin Humanity’s attempts to study the state of society have stretched back throughout the ages. From forefathers such as Socrates or Aristophanes to the great enlightenment philosophers of Locke or Voltaire‚ all have grappled with the questions of how humanity best functions as a collective. John Stuart Mill‚ hailed as a paradigmatic liberal political philosopher‚ continues this tradition of thought in his work On Liberty published in
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JOHN STUART MILL ON UTILITARIANISM One of Mill’s strongest arguments in support of his philosophy of morality is seen in the last two paragraphs on page 95 of the textbook Ethical Theory. Here we find one of Mill’s foundational arguments which he later builds upon to argue in favor of utilitarianism. Mill’s conclusion that we find here in this particular selection is based on the assertion he makes‚ found in the latter part of the last complete sentence on page 95: “that happiness is a good
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Friedrich Nietzsche Nietzsche spoke of the “the death of God” and foresaw the dissolution of traditional religion and metaphysics. Some interpreters of Nietzsche believe he embraced a literary exploration of the human condition‚ while not being concerned with gaining truth and knowledge in the traditional sense of those terms. However‚ other interpreters of Nietzsche say that in attempting to counteract the predicted rise of nihilism‚ he was engaged in a positive program to reaffirm life‚ and so
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the principle‚ at least that is what John Mill proposes. Mills is well known for being not only a great philosopher of his time‚ but also an advocate for utilitarianism‚ in so much that Mills believed and even improved upon Bentham’s views. John Stuart Mill was the most famous and influential British philosopher of the nineteenth century (Clark‚ 2003). Mill felt that the foundation of morals‚ “utility” or the greatest happiness principle‚
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throughout his life to make a difference in the world even though his ideas were often ignored or rejected. In addition to Robert Owen‚ I am interested in finding out more about John Stuart Mill. I liked how Mill fought for women’s’ rights and argued that wealth distribution should vary between regions. I think that it is amazing how Mill was different from other economists in terms of his views and what he supported. His supported more rights for women‚ for instance‚ and also brought attention to the idea
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written by John Stuart Mill‚ Mill presents the claim that happiness is the only thing that is good. Meaning that all happiness leads to pleasure through out our lives and can be noticed by the absence of pain. In this essay I will further explain Mill’s view on happiness and how it is connected to the Utilitarianism view. I will then define my own objection of Mill’s arguments and why it is a compelling objection to think about. II. Mill’s Arguments Through out “Utilitarianism” Mill‚ argues that
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The Harm Principle of John Stuart Mill For John Stuart Mill‚ he was a strong believer in utilitarianism. As he says in his essay‚ “...Liberty consists in doing what one desires.” (393). He believed that whatever may make somebody happy is what they should be allowed to do‚ as long as it did not infringe on anybody else’s rights in the process of practicing. This is the harm principle. Mill came up with a principle that states that a person should be lawfully allowed to do literally anything
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