RE-ETHICS

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  • Jeremy Bentham
    • Hedonic utilitsariansm
      • 1.He believed that pleasure was ultimate motivation for humans.
      • 2. All humans are equal and have an equal chance to happiness.
      • 3. Actions should increases pleasure and provide the greatest happiness for society.
    • The principle of Utility
      • The action that brings about the greatest good for the greatest number.
    • The Hedonic calculus
      • Happiness consisted of pleasure minus pain.
      • we can calculate how great the pleasure/pain is, as a result of the action.
      • we evaluate the consequenses of our actions using 7 factors;          1.INTENSITY                    2.DURATION  3. CERTAINTY   4.EXTENT       5.REMOTENESS                6.RICHNESS    7.DURITY

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