Pleasure-based morality is “swinish”
How does Mill respond to the objection that pleasure-based morality is “swinish”? What is his doctrine concerning lower and higher pleasures, and how does he defend it?
- According to Mill, why is nobleness of character important for utilitarian ethics?
- How does Mill respond to the objection that genuine human happiness is impossible?
- How does Mill respond to the objection that true moral heroism consists in self-renunciation (i.e., sacrificing one’s own happiness)?
- What is the ideal of impartiality that Mill’s utilitarianism embraces? How can this ideal best be approached in human society?
- How does Mill respond to the objection that utilitarianism sets too demanding a standard of morality?
- How does Mill respond to the objection that utilitarianism is irreligious?
- How does Mill respond to the objection that utilitarianism requires the sacrifice of principle to expediency?
- How does Mill respond to the objection that utilitarianism is impractical because nobody can take time to weigh probable consequences for general happiness of every action bef