Which of the following best explains why Mill thinks that the Greatest Happiness Principle is the "foundation of morals"?
A) Because he thinks that justice requires everyone to pursue the greatest happiness of the greatest number.
B) Because he thinks that humans are capable of pleasures of a higher quality than animals are.
C) Because he thinks that aiming at the general happiness is the most virtuous motivation a human can have.
D) Because he thinks that pleasure and freedom from pain are the only thing desirable as ends.

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Mill argues that the Greatest Happiness Principle, which posits pleasure and the absence of pain as the ultimate ends, forms the basis of morality because these are the only things inherently valuable and desirable in themselves.

Which of the Following Best Explains Why Mill Thinks That