来自《哈佛大学公共课-公正：该如何做是好 第3集》
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to the critics of Bentham's Utilitarianism.对边沁功利主义的批判 -
In his book Utilitarianism,在穆勒的《功利主义》中 -
Mill tries to show that critics to the contrary他试图证明 与批判者所言相反 -
it is possible within the utilitarian framework在功利主义的框架下 -
to distinguish between higher and lower pleasures.是能区分高级和低级快乐的 -
It is possible to make qualitative distinctions of worth.是能对价值进行定性区分的 -
And we tested that idea我们用《辛普森一家》 -
with the Simpsons and the Shakespeare excerpts.和莎士比亚作品检验了这一观点 -
And the results of our experiment检验结果 -
seem to call into question Mill's distinction却似乎让我们质疑穆勒的区分 -
because a great many of you因为在座大多数 -
reported that you prefer the Simpsons都表示更喜欢《辛普森一家》