Mills Approach to Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill has written extensively on utilitarianism. ... There is much verbosity and the approach is attractive, however Mill fails to evaluate something which I consider to be an important factor. ... In Mill’s essays, utilitarianism is basically defined as the quest for happiness. ... Essentially, I feel that Mill’s utilitarianism reinforces a selfish attitude in people, allowing them to constantly search for their happiness with no regard for others. ... This is the fundamental problem with Mill’s utilitarianism-- he fails to regard the pain as an essential counterpart to pleasure.