Question

John Stuart Mill, a pioneer of Utilitarian ethics, sought to find an objective morality through an ontological basis of morality.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Answer:

B. False

Explanation:

John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a master in political philosophy and he focused mainly on Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is defined as a moral theory which encourages happiness and the need to reduce any form of sadness/unhappiness through various methods.

His main goal was to justify the principle around utilitarian as the foundation of morality which says that actions are right when they promote happiness and wrong when they promote sadness.