According to John Stuart Mill, why should we seek to raise the general happiness rather than just our own?

What will be an ideal response?


By its very nature morality must assume the perspective of an impartial spectator.

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A. Freedom of speech B. Freedom of religion C. Tolerance D. Taxation

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The Igbo high god is an outgoing god

a. True b. False

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Ewing's Prudent Diplomat thought experiment is intended to show that

A. lying or killing an innocent person is always wrong. B. lying or killing an innocent person is always evil, but it is not always wrong. C. all evil acts are wrong. D. an evil act cannot also be right.

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Transcendent charity reasserts the moral practices of the Eightfold Path

a. True b. False

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