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Assignment:

Read John Stuart Mill's Mill- Utilitarianism (ed. by Shafer-Landau).pdf;Download Mill- Utilitarianism (ed. by Shafer-Landau).pdf;

READ ALSO Louis Pojman Download Louis Pojman "Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism"Download "Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism"

ASSIGNMENT:

PART A: (Mill)

Answer the following questions about Mill and Utilitarianism (in at least a paragraph each):

1. How does the Greatest Happiness Principle define the "right action"? Describe the process of determining the right action according to Utilitarianism.
2. What reasons does Mill give in defense of this principle?
3. How can the Greatest Happiness Principle be applied in defense of Singer's conclusion in "Famine, Affluence, and Morality"? (In other words, which premise implicitly relies on this principle and why?)

Part B: (Pojman)

Pojman provides several general objections to the theory of Utilitarianism. In at least a paragraph, apply one of those objectionsto Singer's argument.

Be sure to show that you have read and tried to understand the readings in your answer.