JS Mill - RULE Flashcards
1
Q
His book name and date
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‘On Liberty’ , 1859
2
Q
Argues that…
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- The higher pleasure is the body and the lower pleasure is the mind
- distinguishes between public and private acts
- happiness is the goal, pleasure is too simplistic and can be damaging
3
Q
Mill Quotes
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- “I’d rather be a dissatisfied human than a satisfied pig”
- “over himself the individual is sovereign”
4
Q
Counter Arg:
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“no man is an island” - J.Donne
5
Q
What does he say about the state?
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The state should only intervene if needed
6
Q
His aim
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Eudimonia, like Aristotle
7
Q
Negatives
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- Seems to place preservation of the rule above individual need
- He is reluctant to prevent individual harm because of the rule of maximising liberty should be adhered to for the greatest general happiness
- It is doubtful that we can ever be certain that following the general rule will lead to the greatest balance of good over evil
8
Q
Positives
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- minorities are not overlooked - have freedom of speech
- the aim is happiness
9
Q
Mill + Kant
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Mill used the example of someone overdosing on drugs - if permitting their self-harm is for the greater good then it is okay.
However: Kant would argue in the second form of the categorical imperative that everything should be done for the sake of persons, never using them as means to ends.
