Utilitarianism
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- Created on: 01-05-12 13:31
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BENTHAM'S
- motivation of human beings and the concept of good/bad
- priciple of utility- greatest good for the greatest number
- hedonic calculus- measures pleasure & pain by considering: intensity,duration,certainty,remoteness,consequences, purity & extent
- if the probable pain of an action weighs its pleasure then Bentham says that it is morally wrong
MILL'S
- criticised Bentham for focussing morality on pleasure alone
- greatest happiness for the greatest number
- we should…
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