The principle of Utility, for Mill, is that principle that suggests that an action is right in proportion to the amount of happiness it tends to promote and wrong according the amount of unhappiness it promotes. True / False.

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Elijah Holmes

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2 July, 11:07

The principle of Utility, for Mill, is that principle that suggests that an action is right in proportion to the amount of happiness it tends to promote and wrong according the amount of unhappiness it promotes. True / False.

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Deegan Payne · Answer 1

True.

Explanation:

The given statement asserts a true claim as it rightly defines Mill's concept of 'Utilitarianism'. Mill describes that 'utility' as the outcome of a righteous action which promotes pleasure and happiness for an individual. He asserts that the proportion or amount of righteous conduct determines the proportion or amount of happiness or goodness of a character it promotes while the amount of wrong categorizes the proportion of unhappiness promoted by it. Thus, these good actions act as a moral limitation to ensure one's happiness which is the only desirable thing according to Mill. Therefore, the statement is true.