John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher and political economist.^[1] He was a classical liberal thinker of the 19th century. He was for utilitarianism, the ethical theory first proposed by his godfather Jeremy Bentham.^[2]

As a utilitarian, he believed that the good of society as a whole is more important than the pleasure of one or a few individuals.

References

1. Macleod, Christopher (2020). Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2020 ed.). Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University.
2. MacAskill, William (2021). "John Stuart Mill – Utilitarian Thinkers". Introduction to Utilitarianism: An Online Textbook. Retrieved 2021-05-08.