According to John Stuart Mill, the fact that something is desirable
a. follows logically from the fact that people desire it.
b. is compatible with the fact that no one recognizes that it is desirable.
c. is an important fact for human psychology, but not for ethics.
d. means that it conforms to a universal, objective standard of value.
a.
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