From John Stuart Mill's viewpoint,
A) philosophical concern with justice began in the 19th century.
B) questions of morality form a subset of questions of justice.
C) justice is a moral standard independent of the principle of utility.
D) only the utilitarian standard can best resolve conflicts between competing principles of justice.

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John Stuart Mill, a prominent utilitarian philosopher, argued that the utilitarian standard, which seeks the greatest happiness for the greatest number, is the best way to resolve conflicts between competing principles of justice. He did not believe that justice was a moral standard independent of utility, nor did he claim that philosophical concern with justice began in the 19th century or that questions of morality are a subset of questions of justice.

From John Stuart Mill's Viewpoint