Utilitarianism
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- Created on: 09-06-19 17:28
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2. What does the E mean?
- Extent - how many people it affects
- Explanation - can you offer an explanation or reason for these sudden feelings of happiness, are they unexplained?
3. How was this an empirical observation?
- Bentham could see that people desire pleasure and seek to avoid pain
- He looked at science and the reactions are bodies have to pain
- He looked back at history
4. What was the felicific calculus also known as?
- The happiness equation
- The 'hedonic' or 'utility' calculus
- The utilitarianism principle
5. What does utilitarianism urge to do?
- create the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people
- Calculate everyone's happiness to make sure it's equal
- Measures an individual's happiness and then looks at the life to see if their is a link
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