Quantity of pleasure from "summary" of Utilitarianism and On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
The principle of utility, or the greatest happiness principle, is the foundation of the moral theory of utilitarianism. According to this principle, actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure. The concept of quantity of pleasure is essential in determining the moral worth of an action. The quantity of pleasure is not to be considered merely in terms o...
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