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Who was the primary influence on John Stuart Mill's ethical theory?

  • Immanuel Kant

  • Aristotle

  • Jeremy Bentham

  • Friedrich Nietzsche

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Jeremy Bentham was the primary influence on John Stuart Mill's ethical theory. Bentham was the founder of utilitarianism, which Mill later adopted and developed further.
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