Utilitarianism

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Utilitarianism
- Both Bentham and Mill observed:
  - Pleasure=good. Pain=bad.
- Hedonic Calculus
  - Purity
  - Remoteness
  - Intensity
  - Certainty
  - Bentham's
  - Extent
  - Duration
  - Fecundity- chance it will produce other pleasures
The Principle of Utility
- Utilitarianism
  - Both Bentham and Mill observed:
    - Pleasure=good. Pain=bad.
  - Hedonic Calculus
    - Purity
    - Remoteness
    - Intensity
    - Certainty
    - Bentham's
    - Extent
    - Duration
    - Fecundity- chance it will produce other pleasures
- Good things are those which maximize any pleasure, happiness, contentment or welfare.
Utilitarians
- Base their goodness on human experience.
Teleological
- Belief that the rightness of an action, rule or principle is to be judged by its presumed consequences.
In nature, things and actions cause pleasure or pain
Utility be judged solely on whether it maximizes those things.
An action should directly or indirectly lead to pleasure or happiness in order to maximize happiness in society.

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