Utilitarianism is John Stuart Mill's classic discourse and defense of utilitarian ethics. The work has three main aims; to explain what utilitarianism is, to argue that it is the best theory for ethics, and to defend it against criticisms that Mill believed it would receive.Mill argues that happiness is the only intrinsic good, and that to live an ethical life a person should maximize their output of happiness. Utilitarianism had a lasting impact in popularizing utilitarian ethics, and is considered one of the most ...
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Utilitarianism is John Stuart Mill's classic discourse and defense of utilitarian ethics. The work has three main aims; to explain what utilitarianism is, to argue that it is the best theory for ethics, and to defend it against criticisms that Mill believed it would receive.Mill argues that happiness is the only intrinsic good, and that to live an ethical life a person should maximize their output of happiness. Utilitarianism had a lasting impact in popularizing utilitarian ethics, and is considered one of the most influential philosophical works of the nineteenth century.
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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.
