Political Science · Western Political Thought
Identify the correct statement regarding the primary modifications made by J. S. Mill to Jeremy Bentham's version of utilitarianism.
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- 1Bentham's utilitarianism was purely ethical, while Mill made it strictly value-neutral.
- 2Mill rejected external sources of pleasure and argued that only physical pain matters.
- 3Bentham focused on the qualitative aspects of pleasure, whereas Mill focused on its purely quantitative metrics.
- 4Bentham's utilitarianism relied heavily on quantitative measurement of pleasure, while Mill introduced qualitative distinctions.✓
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Bentham's utilitarianism relied heavily on quantitative measurement of pleasure, while Mill introduced qualitative distinctions.
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