week 2

UTILITY

  1. #1 What is the Principle of Utility, according to Bentham? and what does he mean by the word ‘utility’? 

#2 Mill argues for the “greatest happiness principle,” that actions are morally right in proportion to the the way they promote happiness or pleasure. Does Mill make a distinction between types of pleasure? If so, what is that distinction?

Each homework assignment is worth (2) points (one point per question). To receive full credit, you will need to write at least 400 words