Question

Mill argues that all types of pleasures are the same; that is, the pleasure of eating a chocolate cake is of the same type as reading a good book or having a good intellectual conversation. True or false?

Answer 1

Answer:

This statement is false.

Explanation:

Jeremy Bentham (15 February 1748 – 6 June 1832) was the one who considered all types of pleasures to be equal, while John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) argued that there are higher and lower types of pleasures. Intellectual pleasures, such as having a good intellectual conversation, and moral, such as helping someone in need, to be higher pleasures. Meanwhile, physical pleasures, such as eating a tasty chocolate cake, he considered to be lower. Moreover, Mill argued that pleasures achieved actively are more valuable that those which are achieved passively, and in general human should strive to achieve higher pleasures and ultimately happiness.