THESIS PROPOSAL

BALLERAS, CARE S.
2015 - 02237
THESIS STATEMENT

• This thesis shall argue that the current notion of ethical

consumption is flawed because its consequences are actually
detrimental to the over-all happiness of all stakeholders.
ABSTRACT

• In order to support the thesis statement, John Stuart

Mill’s Utilitarianism will be used in analyzing the
consequences of boycott.
CHAPTER PREVIEWS

• In chapter 2, I will discuss Mill’s Utilitarianism and will highlight salient

points that encompass the problem of flawed conception of ethical
consumption.
• 2. In chapter 3, there will be an in-depth analysis of boycott results in the
lens of Mill’s theory.
• 3. In chapter 4, I will provide the possible rebuttals to my claim.
• 4. In chapter 5, I will respond to the possible rebuttals and will re-assert
my claim that the current notion of ethical consumption is flawed.
LITERATURE