What i expect to learn: What is the meaning of Utilitarianism and how is this related to our moral values
Qoute: “It would be absurd that while, in estimating all other things, quality is considered as well as quantity, the estimation of pleasures should be supposed to depend on quantity alone.”
We are to enable this by being ourselves and we shouldn’t depend on to whatever material things we have today. And of course we shouldn’t be selfish as to what we feel or be happy and share it to others because what’s the point of keeping it up to you when we in nature are social animals we need to interact with others. We should evaluate as to what we are interested in our life and use it as a basis as to what we think we will be happy with. Well define self? how can you say your alone or not? Or are you really that happy with your current life being alone or with the feeling of other people? According to what I’ve read in this review, Lastly we should know as to what our action might be of effect to others that they would think we want to be alone with ourselves. We should know infact that they are as of the same level as we are that we should treat them the way we love ourselves.
John Stuart Mill wants to elaborate on the word happiness as to how people would view it today and as to what it means as time passes by. John said that it can be attained in different ways that people pursue it in exchange of any material value they have. Well according to him happiness can be attained by simply doing what’s right and feel good about it not that kind of happiness we modern people feel today.
What I’ve learned:
Well I learned not to be selfish and also think as to whatever I might cause that I would lose potential friends or even my current friends or love ones who care about me.
Integrative Question:
- What is utilitarianism according to John Stuart Mill?
- Why did he use this word?
- How did this review affect you?
