State Mill's "principle of utility."

What will be an ideal response?


ANS:
Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.

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a. true b. false

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. Al-Qaeda b. Hamas c. Hezballah d. Taliban e. Wahhabi

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A) emphasized spontaneous worship B) believed in the imminent (or very near) end of the world C) gave significant authority to at least some women D) enforced strict ethical demands E) all of the above

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