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6. Which of the following is not a strength of Bentham@s utilitarianism?
- It is always clear exactly what one must do in every situation
- It isn't tied to religion so is acceptable to athiests
- It aims to increase happienesss and reduce pain which everyone can agree is good
- It's flexible
- It is democratic
7. The sovereign masters are...
- Suffering and pleasure
- suffering and pleasure
- Pain and pleasure
- Pain and happieness
8. What does purity mean in the hedonic calculus?
- If the act in itself is good
- How free from pain the action is
- How pure the intention of the person performing the act is
9. Mill disagreed with Bentham that all pleasure is equal
10. Bentham called his utilitarianism 'act utilitarianism'
11. Who created 'rule utilitarianism'
- Bentham
- Mill
- Freud
- Kant
- Singer
12. Bentham's utilitarianism is deontological
13. Which of the following is a way of remembering the seven variables considered in the hedonic calculus?
- RPRICED
- SPRISED
- RPRISED
- SPRICED
14. Bentham was a social reformer, and supported equal rights for women, rigths for animals, end to slavery ect...
15. Who Introduced preference utilitarianism (the idea that some have more value over others e.g. a doctor should be saved over a criminal)?
- Bentham
- Freud
- Peter Singer
- Mill