John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher and political economist.^[1] He was a classical liberal thinker of the 19th century. He was for utilitarianism, the ethical theory first proposed by his godfather Jeremy Bentham.^[2]

As a utilitarian, he believed that the good of society as a whole is more important than the pleasure of one or a few individuals.

1. ↑ Macleod, Christopher (2020). Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2020 ed.). Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.
2. ↑ MacAskill, William (2021). "John Stuart Mill – Utilitarian Thinkers". Introduction to Utilitarianism: An Online Textbook. Retrieved 2021-05-08.