John Stuart Mill Says That Humans by Nature Desire Happiness

question 24

Multiple Choice

John Stuart Mill says that humans by nature desire happiness and nothing but happiness;therefore happiness is the standard by which we should judge human conduct,and therefore the principle of utility is the heart of morality.But this argument is controversial,because:

• A)it reasons from what is to what should be.
• B)it has no premises.
• C)utilitarianism is not a moral theory.
• D)Mill failed to defend his theory.

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