The following arguments involves a weakness, although it may take careful analysis to identify the precise nature of the weakness. In his book Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill defends the view that...

The following arguments involves a weakness, although it may take careful analysis to identify the precise nature of the weakness. In his book Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill defends the view that the ultimate test of right and wrong is the greatest-happiness principle. The principle states that we should always seek to promote the general happiness, which he defines as the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people. To show that the principle is true, Mill argues as follows: Each person's happiness is a good to that person. Therefore, the general happiness is a good to the aggregate of all persons.