Reading the book-the moral life

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Assignment:

From the book The Moral Life 5th Edition by Louis P. Pojman and Lewis Vaughn. (regarding John Stuart Mill's text of Utilitarianism Refind):

For Further Reflection

1. According to Mill, in what ways can the experience of happiness vary? Do you agree?

2. What does Mill mean by It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satis- fied?

3. In Mill's view, who is to be the judge of the desirability of different forms of pleasure?

4. Do you believe that the quantity of happiness is more important than its quality? Why or why not?

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