Mill's distinction between higher and lower pleasures demonstrates that a sophisticated hedonist-consequentialist can rank satisfactions by quality without departing from a desire-based framework.

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Desire-based framework(as the philosophical framework being preserved in this argument): An approach to ethics where what matters is satisfying people's wants and preferences, rather than following rules or focusing on virtues.
Higher and lower pleasures(as Mill's specific contribution to hedonism): Mill's distinction between more valuable pleasures (like intellectual or creative satisfaction) and less valuable ones (like physical comfort), with higher pleasures ranked as more worthwhile.
Mill(as the subject being discussed): John Stuart Mill was a 19th-century British philosopher who wrote influential ideas about liberty, happiness, and what makes a good life.
consequentialist(Shared position of Russell and Moore): One who believes that the rightness or otherwise of an act is in some way dependent on consequences.

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