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In his book Utilitarianism, Mill famously stated: \"It is better to be a human being dissatisfied...

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In his book Utilitarianism, Mill famously stated: \"Itis better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied;better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And ifthe fool, or the pig, are of a different opinion, it is becausethey only know their own side of the question.\"

Assess the validity of this statement. Do you agree with Mill?Why / why not?

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I agree with Mill because in the process of defining higher pleasures and lower pleasures in Utilitarianism Mill suggests that only human beings would be able to attain higher order pleasure as it is connected with    See Answer
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