Mill has some great points in this essay, and the world would defiantly be in a better place if everyone tried to attain nobleness. On page 573 , Mill describes nobleness as a almost contagious disease in the best way. As if one is of “noble character is always the happier for its nobleness, there can be no doubt that it makes other people happier, and that the world in general is immensely a gainer by it.” How great does that sound? A chain reaction where one person tries to be a better person of noble character can help change the society. I feel as though society is so negative most days and Mill is giving a easy solution to a hard hitting problem. Just try to be the best you can be! For all who may oppose, I can understand where people would just be lazy and not want to. Its like going to the gym, you know its good for you but you don’t want to. Yet this is not about individualization but about the bettering of the whole world. So as all organizations for recycling or endangered animals, “ One person can make the change.
I commented on Abbey Griffins post.
Yes this point was strong. There at the end he tied in the Golden Rule and that pretty much sums up the entire Utilitarian system.
ReplyDeleteI liked his point here as well. We tend to rub off of the people we are around. Positive traits of people with noble character naturally spark a happy spirit in someone else, and that feeling is contagious. This is our incentive.
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