Tuesday, August 19, 2008

It's all about pleasure? by Ellis Washington

The ultimate end [of utilitarianism] … is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in enjoyments.

~ John Stuart Mill

Today's column continues my review of Dr. Benjamin Wiker's attractive opus, "10 Books that Screwed up the World and 5 others that didn't Help" (Regnery, 2008). My critique will be on the British philosopher John Stuart Mill's treatise on ethical theory titled, "Utilitarianism" (1863).

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