Utilitarianism: Betham and Mill

He believes that morality was founded by God.

• • John Stuart Mill

• Jeremy Bentham

• Both

• Neither

He states that you can find how moral something is by assessing its consequences.

• John Stuart Mill

• Jeremy Bentham

• Both

• Neither

He believes in natural human rights 

• John Stuart Mill

• Jeremy Bentham

• Both

• Neither

He thinks that happiness (and the avoidance of pain) is the only factor to be taken into account when assessing whether something is moral.

• John Stuart Mill

• Jeremy Bentham

• Both

• Neither

He focused on creating rules that would have positive consequences.

• John Stuart Mill

• Jeremy Bentham

• Both

• Neither

He didn’t apply one of his central ideas consistently.

• John Stuart Mill

• Jeremy Bentham

• Both

• Neither