%0 Journal Article
%T On an Interpretation of Mill¡¯s Qualitative Utilitarianism
%A CHRISTOPH SCHMIDT-PETRI
%J Prolegomena
%D 2006
%I Society for the Advancement of Philosophy, Zagreb
%X This paper is a reply to Jonathan Riley¡¯s criticism of my reading of Mill(both published in the Philosophical Quarterly 2003). I show that Riley¡¯s interpretation has no textual support in Mill¡¯s writing by putting the supposedly supporting quotations in their proper context. Secondly it is demonstrated how my reading is not incompatible with hedonism. Mill¡¯s use of the concepts of ¡®quality¡¯, ¡®quantity¡¯, and ¡®pleasure¡¯ are explained and illustrated. I conclude by considering whether the possible redundancy of Mill¡¯s quality/quantity discussion would be problematic.
%K Mill
%K utilitarianism
%K quantity
%K quality
%K qualitative utilitarianism
%K incommensurability
%K pleasure
%K hedonism
%K higher and lower pleasures
%U http://www.hrstud.hr/prolegomena/Pro-2006-2/06-2-Petri.pdf