Normative Teleology/ Utilitarianism 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PhilosophyUtilitarianismA2/A-levelAQA Created by: jmpollardCreated on: 06-02-17 16:54 What is Teleology concerned with? Instrumental worth 1 of 12 What is more important, Intention or Consequence? Consequence 2 of 12 Who is the founder of Classical Utilitarianism? Jeremy Bentham 3 of 12 According to psychological hedonism what do humans seek and shun? They seek pleasure and shun pain 4 of 12 What is the felicific calculus? a tool used to weigh up what would bring the maximum happiness in a situation 5 of 12 Act Util also incorporates higher and lower what? Pleasures 6 of 12 What is higher and lower pleasures? Higher pleasures are spiritual and intellectual, lower are of the senses 7 of 12 Who is the pioneer of Preference Util? Peter Singer 8 of 12 What is the main principle of Preference Util? Everyone that has personhood should have their preferences taken into account 9 of 12 What is Rule Utilitarisnism A deontological element in a Teleological theory 10 of 12 What is weak rule vs strong rule Strong rule: rules can never be broken, Weak rule: rules may be broken if it maximises happiness 11 of 12 What is a weakness of Weak Rule Utilitarianism? It slips into act utilitarianism 12 of 12
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