Philosophy 103
Study questions: Mill, "Utilitarianism" (Chpt. 5)
1. Mill thinks that justice cannot simply be a matter of conformity
to law. Why not?
2. According to Mill, what is it to have a right? How
are rights connected to justice?
3. Mill thinks that intuitive principles of justice can often conflict.
How does he illustrate
this? What role does utility
have in addressing these conflicts?
4. In Chpt. 5 Mill's main concern is to explain the nature of justice
and its connection to
utility. What is his view in
the end? What is justice? How is it connected to utility?