Q. Who stated that, "It is better to be a Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied"?
Answer: J.S. Mill
Notes: According to J.S. Mill, Utilitarianism not only included quantity but also quality of pleasure and pain as he asserted that, “It is better to be a Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied”. He asserted that action is moral which increases pleasure and diminishes pain and this pleasure need to be counted in terms of both ; quantity as well as quality.
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