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"It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied."  What is meaning of this saying?

John Stuart Mill mentions those who object to utilitarianism on the grounds that it holds humanity to an excessively high moral standard.  Why might some make this argument? How does he respond to it? 

What were John Stuart Mill's views on private property?

Write out and explain Mill's "Greatest Happiness Principle."

Given your understanding of Mill's utilitarian ethics, what would Mill say about the following scenarios? Furthermore, would Kant agree with Mill's assessment? Why or why not? 1. You are out to lunch with your boyfriend or girlfriend, and you see a homeless person. Normally you wouldn’t do anything, but you want to impress him/her, so today you give the man $20. 2. The US is at war with Japan. To end the war quickly, America drops two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Over 100,000 civilians die. Japan surrenders, and the war ends.

How does Mill define happiness?

According to John Stuart Mill, what is the difference between modern life and the past?

What is the relation, if any, between freedom and responsibility?

How do the actions recounted in Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conwa violate John Stuart Mill’s argument that truth is a moral duty because it is conducive to the greatest happiness?

John Stuart Mill argued for pleasure as being the utility that defines what is best for human beings. True False

What is J. S. Mill's opinion on the majority or the masses?

According to John Stuart Mill, why should we choose pleasure or pain as the arbiters of morality? human developed that self esteem if not relate to pain

Examine Mill as a liberal thinker rooted in the advocacy of personal freedom.

In what sense might the policies that Mill advocates be termed utopian?

Given your understanding of Mill's utilitarian ethics, what would Mill say about the following ethical scenario? Furthermore, would Kant agree with Mill's assessment? Why or why not? Scenario: Your cousin needs work, and there is a job open in your office. You know your cousin is lazy and mean, but you want to help your cousin, so you recommend him to your boss as a dependable and hard worker.

Does Marriage Contribute to the Subjection of Women in the Society?. Thanks, I am writing on subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill; most people seem not to believe in the equality of both genders, and seeing marriage as a bondage that women are put into. I agitate that they should be freed. Thanks.