Relation between Quality of Pleasure and Quantity of Pleasure in J. S. Mill's Theory of Utilitarianism

Pavel Janda

E-LOGOS, 2011, vol. 2011, issue 1, 18 pages

Abstract: Presented paper critically explores Mill's theory of quality of pleasure. J. S. Mill in his attempt to secure utilitarian position against different adversaries introduced a conception of the quality of pleasure in order to reply to accusations that utilitarianism ends up as a theory suitable only for animalistic part of human nature. Yet, his exposition of the aforementioned principle is far from being lucid. Especially his theory of relation between quantity of pleasure and quality of pleasure suffers from many ambiguous or rather opaque parts. To explore these unclear thoughts is the goal of this paper.

Keywords: Mill; quality of pleasure; quantity of pleasure; utilitarianism; utilitarismus; kvalita potěšení; kvantita potěšení (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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