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Hello students, in this question it is being said that mill argued that it is better to be socrates dissatisfied than to be a pig satisfied.
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Now the question asked is what does he mean? how does he support this claim? and what does he use this argument to respond to a standard objection against his utilitarian doctrine? so now addressing the first question, what does he mean by this statement? mill's statement is a part of his argument for qualitative distinctions in pleasures.
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He is suggesting that the quality of pleasure is more important than quantity.
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In other words, it is better to experience the intellectual and moral pleasures, even if they come with dissatisfaction of a human being like socrates, than to be a pig that is satisfied with mere physical and sensual pleasures.
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Now coming to another part of the question, which was asking about how does he support this claim? mill supports this claim by arguing that those who have experienced both types of pleasures, which are intellectual and physical, would prefer the former, which is intellectual, even if it comes with dissatisfaction.
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He believes that intellectual and moral pleasures are superior because they engage and develop our higher faculties.
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Mill also argues that humans have the capacity for these higher pleasures because of their higher intellectual capacities, unlike the animals who are satisfied with basic physical pleasures...