Normative Teleology/ Utilitarianism

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

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i really liked this, please do more.

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bit dull really

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