Multiple Choice
Mill distinguishes between pleasures of higher and lower quality. To what objection is he responding when he draws that distinction?
A) That utilitarianism is false because it unreasonably requires people to sacrifice their own good for that of others.
B) That happiness cannot be the only thing desirable as an end because some people sacrifice their own happiness to achieve other ends.
C) That utilitarianism is a doctrine fit for animals, not humans, because it focuses on pleasure instead of nobler goals.
D) That utilitarianism is false because it gets the wrong answer in cases where it recommends immoral actions for the sake of expediency.
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