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Quotation from Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill
“What means are there of determining which is the acutest of two pains, or the intensest of two pleasurable sensations, except the general suffrage of those who are familiar with both”
Utilitarianism, Chapter II (7th edition (1879))
Mill argues that the quality of pleasures can be judged in the same way as their quantity: by the reports of the experienced.
Citation: "What means are there of determining which is the acutest of two pains, or the intensest of two pleasurable sensations, except the general suffrage of those who are familiar with both" — John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, Chapter II (7th edition (1879)). (id utilitarianism-q4)
Portrait: John Stuart Mill by London Stereoscopic Company, c1870, London Stereoscopic Company, Public domain.
