Ho+Joon+C.+Mill+B

Brief notes 1. Utilitarianism: greater happiness (IR and utilitarianism mutually affected each other) More money-->Greater happiness

2. Women = Men

1. Photo Booth Interview

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__Script:__ Hullo, there! Just got buried in my books again… Nice to meet you! Let me give you an intro about myself: I am John Mill, born in 20th May 1806. Talking about achievements, let me tell you the course of my intellectual enlightenment. From well-to-do family, money was not a problem for all the prestigious educations that I received. But let me admit that most of my works aren’t original; they have come from the very ideas of famous people like John Locke and David Hume. Well, I hope you are curious, so let me tell you the 2 philosophical ideas that I am rather proud of. First is utilitarianism. I know it isn’t the best thing that you might want to think about, so bear with me. The problem with the society was that people did not have a solid hmm… foundation of moral judgments! Back then, they used to justify their actions through God’s will. Plus, they were way too selfish: they only thought about what was at their best interest, and not the others’ interests. Neither were they really thoughtful about the perception of morality. And thus, I sought to look for a basis upon which people can decide their actions. Here, let me put it in a simple equation: Morality=Greatest good + greatest number of people. Let me add that it is this basic principle upon which democratic states are built upon: voting is just one part of it. And I bet you, the second one would be more interesting. It is also the issue I disagreed with the most. WOMEN’S STATUS! From a philosopher’s point of view, the biasness against women is just…dumb! I mean, there weren’t even many big differences between us. The Subjection of Women, one of the most influential books I had written, tells you all. The importance of co-existence of both genders is very important. For example, when a man and a woman marry, it is a routine that men take on a job to get income and the women manage the households while the men are gone. Well, unlike the general perception of the society back then, I believed women’s interests should be upheld and respected, but my campaign ended in failure.

2. Primary and Secondary Sources  a. [|Overview of Mill] b. [|Utilitarianism] c. [|Notes on utilitarianism] d. [|Rights of women]

__DBQ__ 1. How did Mill's philosophy on utilitarianism leave behind a legacy in the philosophical world? 2. Mill had many setbacks in trying to influence people with his ideas. So was he a successful philosopher at the end? 3. How was Mill's philosophy about utilitarianism and the Industrial Revolution related? 4. Should he still be recognized as one of the greatest philosophers even though most of his works were not original?

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