X. Utilitarianism Before Socialist European views existed a Utilitaristic economic ideal. In the late 1700s, English philosopher Jeremy Bentham introduced the philosophy of utilitarianism to the European people. According to Bentham's theory, people should judge ideas, institutions, and actions on the basis of their utility, or usefulness. He argued that the government should try to promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people. In his case, a government policy was only useful if it promoted this goal. Bentham believed that in general the individual should be free to pursue his or her own advantage without interference from the state. John Stuart Mill, a philosopher and economist, led the utilitarian movement in the 1800s. Mill came to question unregulated capitalism. Mill believed that the way in which employers deprived their workers of general necessities was wrong and wanted change. Mill wished to help ordinary working people with policies that would lead to a more equal division of profits. He also favored a cooperative system of agriculture and women’s rights, including the right to vote. Mill called for the government to do away …show more content…
Each social class, whether that be old or new met conflict and or possibly gain. What it comes down to is personal opinion, in many ways, the Industrial Revolution was an utter failure. For the peasantry in which often times fell to become homeless, and or encounter the poorest of conditions while working, in the meantime living in a slum, without any hope of climbing the social ladder because of products of the Industrial Revolution. While, the wealthy in moved to the suburbs, and in most cases received a higher per capita income. The determining factor to the answer of the question could be any, there is always a negative to the positive in this