ext_12850 ([identity profile] ninebelow.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] coalescent 2005-12-01 05:00 pm (UTC)

In other words, the calculation is made on the basis of the degree of an emotion - specifically happiness.

No, the calculation is made on the basis of producing the greatest good. That is a rational basis. It is the unit of measurement that Mill uses that is the emotion.
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