John Stuart Mill’s Multiple Levels of Pleasure — Philosophy

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In this essay, I will agree with and provide further arguments in favour of John Stuart Mill’s distinction between higher and lower pleasures. First I will provide a brief exposition on Mill’s distinction between the two forms of pleasure. Next, I will provide a rebuttal to the objection I frequently saw mentioned in our class discussion around Mill’s elitism. Then I will provide my…