Mill I


I. Normative ethics vs. metaethics

II What is utilitarianism?

III Bentham, Mill, and utilitarian reform

IV Mill’s opposition: intuitionism ("intuitive" vs. "inductive" moralists)

V Mill’s goal:

        A. Normative ethics: A "criterion" of right and wrong   

        B. Metaethics: An empiricist/naturalist ("inductivist") approach

VI The need for moral principles: