Is ignorance bliss? Would human beings, without higher thought processes, lead a happier existence? Or, "is it better to be a human dissatisfied, than a pig satisfied"?(Mill, 335). These are questions that plagued the mind of John Stuart Mill. These are questions that help us look into ourselves and form our own opinions of pleasure, happiness, and utility.
Utilitarianism is a hedonistic philosophy that advocates the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. In 1861, John Stuart Mill wrote Utilitarianism and revised the ideas of earlier utilitarian philosophers such as Jeremy Bentham. Mill's views on the idea
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