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Mill Utilitarian Thought Of Happiness

Posted on:2017-04-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W B WuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2295330488973107Subject:Foreign philosophy
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What is "happiness" and how to become a happy person becomes one of the questions that philosophers think about from the ancient Greek philosophers discussion of happiness, to modern empiricism philosopher each has to Bentham happiness resides in the utilitarian thoughts, happiness view has exerted extensive and far-reaching influence on the people.John Stuart Mill as a master of utilitarianism by in on the basis of the previous theoretical studies, for their understanding of happiness, the happiness is contained in the "utilitarianism", "on liberty" and other works. He focus on solving the conflict between personal happiness and the overwhelming majority of the people of happiness (Social Welfare) in the utilitarianism, mill’s thought about "happiness" contains happiness doctrine of the theoretical basis, the meaning of happiness, happiness of the argument. In discussion about happiness bring a unique perspective to us, the "happiness" has a more profound understanding of. The article is divided into three parts:The first part of the concept of happiness Mill thought theory origin were analyzed, carefully combing the ideological influence of the ideological content Mill sages, from Mill mental element analysis reference. The second part of Mill’s utilitarianism happy thought for a detailed break down, from what happiness is happiness constituents---- ----utilitarian argument----happy thought how happy the theoretical carding, Mill view so happy thinking clearly shown. The third section describes the limitations of Mill utilitarianism happy thoughts and analyzes the impact of utilitarian thought to China, highlighting the positive role of Mill happy people thought of contemporary development.Now our country is in the comprehensive construction of a socialist well-off society stage, all thought held on people’s thought produced a different degree of influence, mammonism, individualism, hedonism in people’s social life produced negative influence, in the society produced adverse wind gas, the correct understanding of utilitarian happiness view for us to understand and change people’s misunderstanding has important significance.
Keywords/Search Tags:mill utilitarianism happiness
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