John Stuart Mill Wrote, "It Is Better to Be a Human

question 21

Multiple Choice

John Stuart Mill wrote, "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, is of a different opinion, it is only because they only know their own side of the question." This quote

• A) proves that Mill was not a utilitarian, because utilitarians think we should bring about the greatest good to the greatest number.
• B) proves that Mill was not a utilitarian, because only Aristotelians can accept this theory of value.
• C) is compatible with the utilitarian theory; Mill is just making a claim about the moral value of certain types of consequences.
• D) shows that Mill accepted Aristotle's theory of happiness.

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