Chapter 14 Self Quiz

. How does Mill define happiness?

The fulfillment of one's highest human potential

A life lived in accordance with virtue

Pleasure and the absence of pain

The achievement of one's goals

. Mill's supreme principle of morality is the

categorical imperative.

principle of utility.

natural law.

Formula of the End in Itself.

. Mill claims that of any two pleasures, one is preferable to the other if and only if it

lasts longer.

is more intense.

is more certain.

is preferred by those who are acquainted with both.

. Mill thinks it is, in general, immoral to lie because

lying involves treating someone merely as a means.

lying undermines trustworthiness, which is indispensable to human well-being.

lying runs counter to the divine will.

to lie is to act according to a maxim that could not be universalized.

. Mill thinks that his assertion that happiness alone is desirable in itself can be proven by

observing the fact that people actually do desire it, and only it, as a good in itself.

philosophical reflection on the innate tendencies of every human being.

testing the claim against all the alternative theories available in the philosophical tradition.

scientific experimentation.

. According to Mill, pleasure is the only thing desirable for itself and not as a means to some other end.

True

False

. According to Mill, it is better to be a satisfied pig than a dissatisfied human.

True

False

. Mill argues that we are incapable of choosing a good we know to be less valuable than some alternative.

True

False

. Mill believes that utilitarianism is compatible with Christian moral principles.

True

False

. According to Mill, moral rules admit no exceptions.

True

False

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