It Is Better To Be Socrates Dissatisfied Than a Pig Satisfied

It Is Better To Be Socrates Dissatisfied Than a Pig Satisfied

All essays must be typed, double-spaced, and proofed. Upon collection, the essays must be stapled together. Do not use a folder. Your surname should appear on each page.Citations from a class text require only a pagination reference, e.g., (Rachels, p 43). All outside materials will require a full citation. You may choose your own format (e.g., Chicago, MLA etc.)Plagiarism results in a “0” grade on the essay and a report to the Dean of Students.The  required length per essay is 2 to 2 ½ pages.

Set Two

1. Defend or criticize: Regarding happiness, John Stewart Mill famously quipped that it is better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied. Would Nettle agree with this statement? Do you? (2.5pgs)

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It Is Better To Be Socrates Dissatisfied Than a Pig Satisfied 

This essay will survey J S Mill’s Qualitative Hedonism and why he drew a distinction between the types of pleasure. John Stuart Mill (1807-1873) was the most instrumental philosopher in England during the mid-eighteenth  century, and he was the most resounding supporter of Utilitarianism. Essentially Mill contends……………..

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