What is happiness according to mill

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Problem: Explain Mill's view of happiness and his view of the relationship between it and the standard of morality. What is happiness, according to Mill? What is the distinction between lower and higher pleasures? For Mill, what is the Greatest Happiness Principle? Can Mill's theory be applied to moral problems today? Why or why not?

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