Arguably one of the most important political thinkers of the modern era, John Stuart Mill's influence on Western civilization cannot be overstated. In his classic exposition Utilitarianism, first published as a series of three articles in Fraser's Magazine in 1861, we are provided great insight into Mill's philosophical worldview. The basic principle of utilitarianism is that one's actions should be guided towards outcomes that create the greatest good for the greatest numbers of people, or in other words towards the ...
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Arguably one of the most important political thinkers of the modern era, John Stuart Mill's influence on Western civilization cannot be overstated. In his classic exposition Utilitarianism, first published as a series of three articles in Fraser's Magazine in 1861, we are provided great insight into Mill's philosophical worldview. The basic principle of utilitarianism is that one's actions should be guided towards outcomes that create the greatest good for the greatest numbers of people, or in other words towards the maximization of utility, or happiness. In Utilitarianism, Mill examines how this simple guiding principle creates a host of challenging moral dilemmas.
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Relativistic arguments such as presented by Mill in this book are evil. Mill's approach is boring, pedantic, and applies his limited intellect to an area which it is ill suited. Relativism leads to the slippery slope tyranny and injustice and has been used by tyrants like Lenin, Hitler, Stalin, O.W. Holmes, ..., to justify their inhumanity.
