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Roger Crisp on Utilitarianism

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What Is the Difference Between a Higher Pleasure and a Lower Plea?

Bentham discusses whether it's bester to be a sad socrates or a happy pig. For bentham, what is the essential difference between a higher pleasure and a lower pleasure? Mill says there are some pleasures which are such that a finite amount of them is better than an infinite amount of certain other pleasures.

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