Mill's principle of utility: origins, proof, and implications
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| adam_text | Contents Foreword xi Preface xviii Acknowledgments xxiii A Note on References xxv Introduction і PART 1 Mill’s Principle of Utility and Scholarly Reactions to His Proof: Exegetical and Historical Background 1 Classical Utilitarianism before John Stuart Mill The Legacy ofJeremy Bentham 13 1.1 History of Utilitarianism: Sources and References 14 1.2 Bentham as an Anchor for Historical Insight 30 1.3 Origins and Development of Utilitarian Nomenclature 39 1.4 Bentham’s Debt to Predecessors and Contemporaries 53 1.5 Patterns of Indirect Inspiration and Transmission 74 1.6 Bentham’s Own Terminological Predilections 77 2 The Nature and Function of Mill’s Principle of Utility 92 2.1 What Is Bentham’s Principle of Utility? 96 2.2 What Is Mill’s Principle of Utility? 98 2.3 The Multiple Functions of Mill’s Principle of Utility 106 2.3.1 PUr: Theory of Value 109 2.3.2 PU2: Theory of Obligation 109 2.3.3 PUy Theory ofJustification 111 2.4 Mill’s Apparent Definitions of the Principle of Utility 112 2.5 The Primary Function of Mill’s Principle of Utility 115 2.6 The Structure of Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility 118 3 The Historical Reception of Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility 122 3.1 John Grote·. An Examination of the Utilitarian Philosophy 3.2 Henry Sidgwick: The Methods ofEthics 134 3.3 Francis Herbert Bradley: Ethical Studies 137 127
VIII 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 William Ritchie Sorley: The Ethics ofNaturalism: A Criticism John Dewey: Outlines of a Critical Theory ofEthics 144 John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts: Ethics 146 John Stuart Mackenzie: A Manual ofEthics 148 George Edward Moore: Principia Ethica 152 PART 2 The Alleged Fallacies in Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility: Analysis and Response 4 The Alleged Fallacy of Equivocation in Mill’s Proof 161 4.1 Charges against Mill 161 4.2 Analysis of the Charges 163 4.2.1 Fake Discount Factor in Critical Evaluation 164 4.2.2 Multiple Interpretations of “Desirable 165 4.2.3 Alternative Formulations ofMill’s Argument 167 4.3 Response to the Charges 169 4.3.1 The Principle of Charity in Critical Evaluation 170 4.3.2 The Methodology behind Mill s Proof 173 4.3.3 Desires as Evidence ofDesirability 178 4.3.4 Distinction between Means and Ends 181 5 The Alleged Fallacy of Composition in Mill’s Proof 185 5.1 Charges against Mill 186 5.2 Analysis of the Charges 193 5.2.1 First Scenario 194 5.2.2 Second Scenario 198 5.2.3 Third Scenario 200 5.2.4 Fourth Scenario 202 5.3 Response to the Charges 208 5.3.1 Deconstruction of the Fallacy of Composition 208 5.3.2 Mill’s Conception ofthe General Happiness 216 5.3.3 Mill’s Conception of the Aggregate ofAU Persons 223 5.4 Critical Summary of the Response 228 6 The Alleged Naturalistic Fallacy in Mill’s Proof 232 6.1 Moore’s Broad Construal of the Naturalistic Fallacy 233 6.2 The Naturalistic Fallacy Anchored to the Good 239 6.3 The Alleged Naturalistic Fallacy in Mill’s Proof 244
CONTENTS IX PART 3 Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility: Reconstruction and Implications 7 Reconstruction of Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility 7.1 First Part of the Proof 256 7.1.1 The Logical Role ofEmphasis on the General Happiness 259 7.1.2 The Moral Implications ofEmphasis on the General Happiness 263 7.2 Second Part of the Proof 267 8 Implications of Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility 280 8.1 Implications for a Theory of Moral Obligation 281 8.2 Directions for Further Research 291 8.2.1 Act Utilitarianism vs. Rule Utilitarianism 292 8.2.2 Actual, Intended, and Foreseeable Consequences 8.2.3 Total and Average Happiness 337 Works Cited Index 375 345 255 334
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Contents Foreword xi Preface xviii Acknowledgments xxiii A Note on References xxv Introduction і PART 1 Mill’s Principle of Utility and Scholarly Reactions to His Proof: Exegetical and Historical Background 1 Classical Utilitarianism before John Stuart Mill The Legacy ofJeremy Bentham 13 1.1 History of Utilitarianism: Sources and References 14 1.2 Bentham as an Anchor for Historical Insight 30 1.3 Origins and Development of Utilitarian Nomenclature 39 1.4 Bentham’s Debt to Predecessors and Contemporaries 53 1.5 Patterns of Indirect Inspiration and Transmission 74 1.6 Bentham’s Own Terminological Predilections 77 2 The Nature and Function of Mill’s Principle of Utility 92 2.1 What Is Bentham’s Principle of Utility? 96 2.2 What Is Mill’s Principle of Utility? 98 2.3 The Multiple Functions of Mill’s Principle of Utility 106 2.3.1 PUr: Theory of Value 109 2.3.2 PU2: Theory of Obligation 109 2.3.3 PUy Theory ofJustification 111 2.4 Mill’s Apparent Definitions of the Principle of Utility 112 2.5 The Primary Function of Mill’s Principle of Utility 115 2.6 The Structure of Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility 118 3 The Historical Reception of Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility 122 3.1 John Grote·. An Examination of the Utilitarian Philosophy 3.2 Henry Sidgwick: The Methods ofEthics 134 3.3 Francis Herbert Bradley: Ethical Studies 137 127
VIII 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 William Ritchie Sorley: The Ethics ofNaturalism: A Criticism John Dewey: Outlines of a Critical Theory ofEthics 144 John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts: Ethics 146 John Stuart Mackenzie: A Manual ofEthics 148 George Edward Moore: Principia Ethica 152 PART 2 The Alleged Fallacies in Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility: Analysis and Response 4 The Alleged Fallacy of Equivocation in Mill’s Proof 161 4.1 Charges against Mill 161 4.2 Analysis of the Charges 163 4.2.1 Fake Discount Factor in Critical Evaluation 164 4.2.2 Multiple Interpretations of “Desirable" 165 4.2.3 Alternative Formulations ofMill’s Argument 167 4.3 Response to the Charges 169 4.3.1 The Principle of Charity in Critical Evaluation 170 4.3.2 The Methodology behind Mill's Proof 173 4.3.3 Desires as Evidence ofDesirability 178 4.3.4 Distinction between Means and Ends 181 5 The Alleged Fallacy of Composition in Mill’s Proof 185 5.1 Charges against Mill 186 5.2 Analysis of the Charges 193 5.2.1 First Scenario 194 5.2.2 Second Scenario 198 5.2.3 Third Scenario 200 5.2.4 Fourth Scenario 202 5.3 Response to the Charges 208 5.3.1 Deconstruction of the Fallacy of Composition 208 5.3.2 Mill’s Conception ofthe General Happiness 216 5.3.3 Mill’s Conception of the Aggregate ofAU Persons 223 5.4 Critical Summary of the Response 228 6 The Alleged Naturalistic Fallacy in Mill’s Proof 232 6.1 Moore’s Broad Construal of the Naturalistic Fallacy 233 6.2 The Naturalistic Fallacy Anchored to the Good 239 6.3 The Alleged Naturalistic Fallacy in Mill’s Proof 244
CONTENTS IX PART 3 Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility: Reconstruction and Implications 7 Reconstruction of Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility 7.1 First Part of the Proof 256 7.1.1 The Logical Role ofEmphasis on the General Happiness 259 7.1.2 The Moral Implications ofEmphasis on the General Happiness 263 7.2 Second Part of the Proof 267 8 Implications of Mill’s Proof of the Principle of Utility 280 8.1 Implications for a Theory of Moral Obligation 281 8.2 Directions for Further Research 291 8.2.1 Act Utilitarianism vs. Rule Utilitarianism 292 8.2.2 Actual, Intended, and Foreseeable Consequences 8.2.3 Total and Average Happiness 337 Works Cited Index 375 345 255 334 |
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