Utility, Possession, Utilitarianism

Possession is fundamentally an inert condition, i. e. a static relation between a person and something. In contrast, in its ordinary usage, 'utility' connotes Vitality, i. e. because it entails the involvement of some object in a dynamic process. Now, in Utilitarianism, the 'utility' of something measures the degree of Pleasure that it causes, in oneself, according to Bentham, and, in others, as well, according to Mill. But, in both those varieties, Pleasure is a terminal state, with no further consequences, and, hence, is a static condition, i. e. it is a feeling that is merely possessed. In other words, Utilitarianism is ultimately a promotion of Inertia that corrupts the ordinary usage of its cardinal term.