Utilitarianism: Mill seems to tell us that by encouraging individuals to pursue
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Utilitarianism: Mill seems to tell us that by encouraging individuals to pursue their own happiness, the 'general happiness' will be promoted. One of the challenges against the utilitarian principle is that if each individual is motivated solely by the desire for his/her own happiness, there is no reason to assume that action (motivated the desire for pleasure) will at the same time promote the interests of society. What do you think about this challenge? How does Mill respond to this challenge? Do you think that the utilitarian doctrine has adequately addressed the gap between individuals' happiness and the 'general happiness'?Explanation / Answer
In utilitarianism, it is an obvious outcome where one can feel in delimna about the common happiness of a group of people so called 'general happiness' or his/her own way of happiness.
It would be positively contributed if and only if both of the happiness has a common motive. Else, it makes a gap between the community, society or in any group of people. Thats why several well constitutional countries has its own fundamental rights of people which motivate them to live with utilitarianism but at the same moment they are indirectly bounded with several fundamental duties. It makes a balance between both of the philosophy.
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