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John Stuart Mill adds that external pressures, to please others for instance, also influence this felt binding force, which he calls human " conscience ".
Mill says that humans must first reason about what is moral, then try to bring the feelings of our conscience in line with our reason.
At the same time, Mill says that a good moral system ( in his case, utilitarianism ) ultimately appeals to aspects of human nature — which, must themselves be nurtured during upbringing.
Mill explains:
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