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Quotation from Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill
“the sole evidence it is possible to produce that anything is desirable, is that people do actually desire it”
Utilitarianism, Chapter IV (7th edition (1879))
The heart of Mill's 'proof', built on an analogy with visibility and audibility; later attacked by Moore as the naturalistic fallacy.
Citation: "the sole evidence it is possible to produce that anything is desirable, is that people do actually desire it" — John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, Chapter IV (7th edition (1879)). (id utilitarianism-q12)
Portrait: John Stuart Mill by London Stereoscopic Company, c1870, London Stereoscopic Company, Public domain.
