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Mill’s Proof of Utilitarianism Student’s Name Institution In his claim Mills holds that happiness is the only value in Chapter four supporting the principle of utility. In this chapter he begins by saying that it is not possible to prove any first principles by reasoning. This makes it questionable whether he can proof the principle of utility. This chapter explores what is required of utilitarianism for it to be believed. Mill holds that for something to be desirable people need to have a desire in it (Mill 2005). “All people desire their happiness proving the fact that happiness is a good. Hence it clarifies that happiness meaning of happiness again. There is a possible protestation to utilitarianism. It is that individual experiences and situations could be integral portions of a compound happiness not just a means to a pure fundamental happiness. Secondly Mill's arguments fail to prove the question of why people behave in a particular manner and why they have certain specific behaviours. Lastly claims by Mill are objected where he commits the fallacy of equivocation in his argument. Mills holds that desire is something that is worthy to be desired. This is opposed by arguing that people sometimes desire something that is not worthy to be desired (In Oldenquist 1965). [...]
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please read the paper instructions carefully. All the sources from the book. the question is "Describe, in full detail, Mill's proof of the principle of utility from chapter 4 of Utilitarianism. Is Mill successful in "proving" Utilitarianism? Why or why not? "
Subject Area: Philosophy
Document Type: Reports
