...knowledge and culture so far above the narrowness of a philosophical sect. " The creed," says Mr Mill, " which accepts as the foundation of morals Utility,...is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain ; by uuhappiness, pain and the privation of pleasure." 1 This theory of morality is founded on, and explained...

...and painful experience characteristic of our Feelings. The Ethical Theory may be summarized thus : ' Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote...as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.' — Mill's Utilitarianism, p. 9. In view of this, the theory is named ' The Happiness Theory,' —...

...foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest-happiness Principle, holds that actions are rightiu proportion as they tend to. promote happiness, wrong...happiness is intended plea-sure and the absence of pain; bv unhappincss, pain and the privation of pleasure. To give a elear view of the moral standard set...

...condense the lessons of experience through long ages of mankind. Mr Mill's definition is in these words. "The creed which accepts as the foundation of Morals,...the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the prevention of pleasure... Supplementary explanations do not affect the theory of life, on which this...

...condense the lessons of experience through long ages of mankind. Mr Mill's definition is in these words. "The creed. which accepts as the foundation of Morals,...absence of pain; >• by unhappiness, pain, and the prevention of pleasure../ Supplementary explanations do not affect the theory of life, on which this...

...and painful experience characteristic of our Feelings. The Ethical Theory may be summarized thus : ' Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote...as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.' — Mill's Utilitarianism, p. 9. In view of this, the theory is named ' The Happiness Theory,' —...

...14. Mr. Mill accordingly defines the principle of utility, without nny special reference to man. ' The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals,...happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.'—Utilitarianism, pp. 0-10. desire. I cannot look forward to a time when no one will wear...

...ultimate good ; while, on the other hand, the " greatest-happiness principle" defined as "the creed which holds that actions are right in proportion as they...as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness," is not primd facie bound up with the doctrine that all desires are desires of pleasure. It is worthy...

...tendency to produce physical good; moral evil is evil only by its tendency to producer physical evil." " Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote...as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." Here are several important defects in utilitarianism as a system of morality. First of all, morality...

...rapidly carrying philosophy intochaos. As defined elsewhere by the younger Mill, Utilitarianism is " the creed which accepts as the foundation of morals, Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle."* But in a world ?:> full of misery as this one, where life as it is is not worth having and the possibility...