J.S. Mill defines “utility” as:
a. usefulness for some craft.
b. usefulness to society.
c. pleasure and the absence of pain.
d. it promotes the interests of the poor and does not harm anyone.
Answer: c. pleasure and the absence of pain.
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A. Canaan B. Egypt C. Israel D. Assyria
When Socrates said that he had made a tacit agreement to obey the laws of his society, his position could be called a version of
a. natural law theory. b. conventionalism. c. social contract theory. d. ethical intellectualism.
According to J.S. Mill, most people, if given equal access to all kinds of pleasures,
a. will gravitate toward those that satisfy their lower desires b. will prefer those that nurture and satisfy their nobler and higher faculties. c. will shun utilitarianism as a sham philosophy. d. None of the above.
The _________ suggests that human distinctions generate the troubles and problems of existence.
A. Yi Jing B. Daode Jing C. Analects D. Mencius