Utilitarianism
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- Utilitarianism
- Mill
- Rule Utilitarianism
- A version of utilitarianism in which general rules are assessed for the happiness making properties.
- Higher and Lower Pleausres
- Higher pleasures were qualitatively better and more important than the lower pleasures. some pleasures are more desirable and we should always look to receive those.
- Rule Utilitarianism
- Bentham
- Hedonic Calculus
- PRICED
- INTENSITY, DURATION, CERTAINTY, REMOTENESS, EXTENT, PURITY
- Created by Bentham, this is a utilitarian system whereby the effects of an action can be measured as to amount of pleasure it may bring.
- Utility Principle
- The rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by its utility or usefulness
- Act Utilitarianism
- A version of utilitarianism according to which the rightness or wrongness of an individual acts are calculated by the amount of happiness resulting from the action
- Hedonic Calculus
- Singer
- Preference Utilitarianism
- A utilitarian theory interested in the best consequences for those involved rather than what creates the most pleasure and least pain
- Preference Utilitarianism
- Examples
- Speeding to get to a hospital
- Robbery and the shopkeeper knows where the suspect is
- Homeless not able to sleep by companies
- Philosophers
- R.M.Hare
- Equal Preferences count equally.
- Singer
- Discrimination based on species, arguing it should be on grounds of ability to experience suffering.
- R.M.Hare
- Mill
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