Utilitarianism

Essays
Book language: English
59 pages

Utilitarianism is John Stuart Mill's philosophical essay defending the greatest happiness principle as the foundation of morality. In clear chapters, Mill explains what utility means, its ultimate sanction, possible proof, and its relation to justice. It remains a concise introduction to a major ethical theory and to Mill's reasoned prose.

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