In a speech before Parliament, this philosopher argued that the natural revulsion to death and a rapid execution makes capital punishment an effective deterrent and a humane punishment.
In a speech before Parliament, this philosopher argued that the natural revulsion to death and a rapid execution makes capital punishment an effective deterrent and a humane punishment. He recognized restrictions of liberty as those of offense, paternalism, moralism, or the harm principle. This man argued that anyone who has read poetry and played push-pin would judge the former as a more fulfilling and valuable pursuit. He invoked a hierarchy of pleasures to counter the "swine philosophy" of Jeremy Bentham, who had proposed a more simplistic greatest-happiness principle. For 10 points, name this British philosopher, the author of On Liberty and Utilitarianism. 
In a speech before Parliament, this philosopher argued that the natural revulsion to death and a rapid execution makes capital punishment an effective deterrent and a humane punishment.
John Stuart Mill 