utilitarianism 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyASWJEC Created by: matildajones1Created on: 16-10-18 10:19 what type of theory is it? Consequential and teleological 1 of 16 Quotation by Bentham 'Two sovergein masters, pain and pleasure' 2 of 16 Who is the founder of utilitarianism Bentham 3 of 16 what is the hedonic calculus? a tool used to measure happiness produced from an act 4 of 16 what are the elements of he hedonic calculus? Intensity,Duration,Certainty,Propinquity,Extent,Richness,Purity 5 of 16 ACT Betham-each situaion is unique, uses the hedonic calculus 6 of 16 RULE Mill-rules from the 'principle of utility' based on the past 7 of 16 How is strong utilitariansim different to weak? strong is absolutist and weak is relativistic 8 of 16 a weakness? predictions could be wrong 9 of 16 a strength? it is a deomocratic morality 10 of 16 a weakness? difficult to quantify pleasure 11 of 16 a strength? there are clear decision making systems 12 of 16 a weakness? happiness is subjective 13 of 16 a strength? higher and lower pleasures-avoid the swine theory 14 of 16 a weakness? some pain is good (childbirth) 15 of 16 a strength? it is natural to consider the cosequences of actions 16 of 16
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