UTILITARIANISM A LEVEL AQA PHILOSOPHY
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- Utilitarianism
- Utilitarianism is a quantative, consquentalist theory where the moral agent should do the action that generates the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number on a case by case basis
- 'Two soverent masters, pleasure and pain'
- Definition of Act Util
- Jeremy bentham
- Hedonic Calculus
- Certainity
- Purity
- Propinquity
- Duration
- Extent
- Intensity
- Fecindity
- Hedonic Calculus
- The principle of utility states that actions or behaviours are objective states and can be quantified
- Rule Utilitarianism
- John Stuart Mill
- Rule utilitarianism is a qualitive, hedonistic theory that follows rules that usually maximise happiness
- Rules like don't murder
- Strong rule utilitarianism
- You must always follow these rules
- Weak rule utilitarianism
- If these rules don't maximise happiness then you can fall back on the hedonic calculus
- Strong rule utilitarianism
- Rules like don't murder
- Higher and lower pleasures
- Higher pleasures are spiritual
- Lower pleasures are sensual
- Rule utilitarianism is a qualitive, hedonistic theory that follows rules that usually maximise happiness
- John Stuart Mill
- Preference Utilitarianism
- Peter Singer
- Maximise preferences than happiness
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- Maximise preferences than happiness
- Peter Singer
- Utilitarianism is a quantative, consquentalist theory where the moral agent should do the action that generates the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number on a case by case basis
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