utilitarianism - the philosophy of the greatest happiness principle: what is utilitarianism (general remarks), proof of the greatest-happiness princip

In this classic of the Western philosophy John Stuart Mill tried to explain why utilitarianism is the best theory of ethics, and to defend it against a wide range of criticisms. Mill did that by presenting ＂the principle of utility＂ or ＂the greatest-happiness principle＂ and offering proofs for his theory. He argued various criticism argument by argument doing a great deal to popularize utilitarian ethic. His work is widely recognized today as ＂the most influential philosophical articulation of a liberal humanistic morality that was produced in the nineteenth century.＂ Contents: - General Remarks - What Utilitarianism Is - Of the Ultimate Sanction of the Principle of Utility - Of What Sort of Proof the Principle of Utility Is Susceptible - Of the Connexion Between Justice and Utility