Utilitarianism
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- Created on: 09-05-13 19:16
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- Utilitarianism = The Rightness or Wrongness of an action if determined by its usefullness and utlity
- Act Utility
- John Stuart Mill
- Ethical Issues: Sadistic Guards
- Greatest Good For The Greatest Number Of An Individual
- Quality OVER quantity
- Rule Utility
- Greatest Good For The Greatest Number in Society - Majority
- Associated with the Scholars - John Stuart Mill & John Austin
- Classic (Bentham)
- Founded By Jeremy Bentham - 18th Century
- Decisions were decided on how much pleasure/painthere was
- Greatest Good For The Greatest Number - for Society as a WHOLE
- To decide how much pleasure/painthere was - measure using 'Hedonic Calculus'
- WE ARE ALL HEDONISTS - Pleasure Seekers'
- Minimise Pain, Maximise Pleasure
- Quantity OVER quality
- Preference Utility
- Best Consequence for those involved in the situation
- Created by Scholar - Peter Singer
- Act Utility
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