The Concept of Summum bonum in Classical Utilitarianism

Abstract

The article gives an analysis of the main concepts in classical Utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Following their understanding of psychological and anthropological aspects of human nature and inherent to people pursuit for pleasure and happiness Bentham and Mill formulated the idea of social and political destiny of moral philosophy. Particular attention is given to the problem of quantitative and qualitative specifications of pleasures.