Consider again the Pleasure Machine mentioned in the reading questions from Week One. Would you get in the machine? Carefully explain why or why not.
Utilitarianism is a deceptively simple moral theory that has quite a bit of intuitive appeal. But it also has its share of problems. How plausible do you find this account of the right making feature of acts? Clearly and carefully explain your answer.
J.S. Mill’s view is that there is no sense of good beyond what people think is good. Whatever anyone thinks is good for its own sake, Mill calls that “happiness.” Therefore, only happiness, i.e., whatever we think is good for its own sake, is good for its own sake. Do you think this is true? Carefully explain why or why not.