John Stuart Mill | Utilitarianism

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John Stuart Mill | Utilitarianism
Mill criticizes existing ethical theories based on abstract principles that fail to apply directly to human action and its consequences. He builds on earlier conceptions of utilitarianism from Epicurus to Bentham by distinguishing between different qualities of human pleasure, which include both the intellectual and the sensual (the higher and lower pleasures) .
-Selecting a pleasure accompanied by discontent over any quantity of another pleasure suggests that the preferred pleasure holds a superiority in

• A) amount.
• B) quality.
• C) magnitude.
• D) number.

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Definitions:

Immediate Pain

refers to the direct, often sharp sensation of discomfort or distress occurring at the moment of injury or ailment.

Sensory Neurons

Nerve cells responsible for converting external stimuli from the environment into internal electrical impulses for the brain to interpret.

Central Nervous System

The complex network of the brain and spinal cord that is responsible for processing and sending out all the signals that control the body.

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord, connecting the central nervous system to limbs and organs.