MILL IV
I. Two remaining problems for Mill’s qualitative hedonism
II. Moral right and (nonmoral) good.
III. A general argument for utilitarianism:
1. What is morally right must be determined by what is good from the moral point of view.
2. The moral point of view is the point of view of the moral community (everyone).
3. What is good from the moral point of view of the moral community is what is good from the point of view of everyone (the aggregate).
4. What is good from the point of view of everyone (the aggregate) is the aggregate of what is good from the points of view of each person.
5. What is good for each person is that person’s happiness.
6. Therefore, what is morally right must be determined by what will promote the aggregate happiness of all.
IV. Mill’s Greatest Happiness Principle.
V. Act Utilitarianism
Act utilitarianism (AU): An act is right if, of those acts available in the circumstances, it would produce the greatest total net good (happiness).
VI. General Objections:
VII Proposed Counterexamples