John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism

John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism
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John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher who borrowed ideas from Bentham’s moral theories on utilitarianism and expounded on them to build deeply on ethical theories of morality. To justify utilitarianism as the foundation for morals and ethical code of conduct, Mill developed the principle of greatest happiness. The principle of the utmost happiness indicates that an individual’s action is right in proportion based on their inclination to enhance their overall happiness levels. By studying and analyzing utilitarianism as the foundation of moral principles, Mill realized that intellectual pleasures are better than physical ones. According to Mill, intellectual pleasures entail things like reading a book, obtaining and utilizing new knowledge, and solving a question. On the other hand, physical pleasures include having sex and eating food. In this context, the author argued that intellectual pleasures produce better value because they are self-contained, u...