blog writing #john stuart mill

According to John Stuart Mill, utilitarianism is a philosophical theory that lies on the idea that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." Mill argues that happiness is the absence of suffering and pleasure. He contends that joys can vary in both number and quality, and that pleasures derived from one's higher mental skills ought to be given greater weight than simpler pleasures (Utilitarianism.Net). Additionally, Mill contends that a person's pleasure should be measured in part by the accomplishment of their objectives and aims, such as leading virtuous lives.