Option 1: This assignment consists of four steps. One: Read Chapter 3, paragraphs 9, 10, and 11 of Utilitarianism. Two: summarize the paragraphs in 100 words or fewer. Three: summarize them in 200 words or fewer. Include as many of the sentences that you used in step two as possible (however, you may make minor stylistic changes, such as adding punctuation and/ or transitional phrases. Four: summarize the passage in 400 words or fewer. Allowing for minor stylistic changes, incorporate as many of the sentences that you used in step three as possible. .
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2. Mill contends herethat, for Utilitarianism, there is the "natural basis of sentiment- (U 164) necessary for any "moral- system to survive as culture progresses. Humans are socially inclined; an evolving sentiment in men's consciences is the Ultimate sanction of his principle concerning Happiness (167) "a desire to be in union with his "fellow creatures- (164). Mill's theory will be naturally implemented, over time, through the process carried out by internal and external sanctions, and avoid yielding to the "dissolving force of analysis."" (I sense a dialectic here; please correct me if I misinterpret) .
3. Mill contends herethat, for Utilitarianism, there is the "natural basis of sentiment- (U 164) necessary for any "moral- system to survive as culture progresses. If a theory lacks a firm foundation for ascension, it eventually falters, breaks down through some kind of historical falsification. Humans are socially inclined; an evolving sentiment in men's consciences is the Ultimate sanction of his principle concerning Happiness (167) "a desire to be in union with his "fellow creatures- (164). It is a desire, already firmly rooted in the human psyche as "natural, necessary and habitual- (164), that, for Mill, will only continue to strengthen with the internal association of the self with the whole. As the social and political structure evolves and becomes more egalitarian, a sense of unity, a basic sympathy toward the good of others, will grow into an essential characteristic in the individual and the collective consciousness.
