D. Daiches Raphael

Fallacies In And About Mill's Utilitarianism

Mills Utilitarianism is widely used to introduce elementary students to Moral Philosophy. One reason for this, I trust, is a recognition that Mills doctrines and interests have an immediate attraction for most people. But certainly another reason is the belief that Mills arguments contain a number of obvious fallacies, which an elementary student can be led to detect, thereby learning to practise critical philosophy.