Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill
Appears in 11 ideas
Ethics/Politics
Ethics
- Good and EvilWhat is the nature of good and evil, and how do we distinguish between them?
- HappinessShould happiness be the end of moral life, and is it the same for all, attainable on earth?
- Virtue and ViceWhat makes a person virtuous, and can virtue be taught?
- DutyWhat binds us to act rightly, and from where does moral obligation arise?
- Pleasure and PainAre pleasure and pain the ultimate measures of good and evil, or do they mislead us about what matters?
- TemperanceIs self-mastery over appetite a matter of rational ordering, virtuous habituation, or civilizational repression?