Step 1: Read Chapter 1 and 2 of John Stuart Mill’s “Utilitarianism”. Here are some guiding questions that will help you identify the key components of the reading:
For Mill, what does the term “utility” refer to?
For Mill, when we consider how much utility your actions produce, do we only consider your happiness, or other people’s happiness too?
If there are two actions, A and B, and A produces more utility than B, then does Mill think that A is a morally better action than B?
Does Mill think that the morality of an action is only a matter of how much utility that that actions produces? Or does he think that your motives also matter?
INSTRUCTIONS!!!
Please answer at least two of the following questions about this week’s reading (you can answer more, but two is the minimum). Your Reading Response must be at least 250 words in total.
What is the author’s main aim? That is, what thesis are they trying to establish?
What are the main themes or concepts of the text(s)?
What do you find most interesting and compelling about the text(s), and why?
What questions emerged for you after reading the text(s)?
How does the text(s) connect to other course readings and discussions?
Can you see any weaknesses in the author’s argument? Explain what you think the weakness is.
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