What is this “theory of life”, and how is it used to defend utilitarianism?
Without digging too far into your own value system, which, if any, of these approaches do you disagree with as being applicable to today’s business (private, public, governmental) environment?
July 31, 2019Discuss and evaluate utilitarianism.
July 31, 2019What is this “theory of life”, and how is it used to defend utilitarianism?
Question Description
Early in the text Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill (2014) says that that utilitarianism is based on a “theory of life” that some have called “a doctrine worthy only of swine.
What is this “theory of life”, and how is it used to defend utilitarianism? 1 point
Explain “doctrine worthy only of swine” and Mills’ response to that criticism: 1 point
What do you think? Is utilitarianism plausible or not? 1 point
