Bentham Flashcards
1
Q
Equated utility with what?
A
Happiness/ pleasure or avoidance of pain
2
Q
He rejected religion why?
A
at the time evangelical Christians were preaching that poverty was a god ordained state
3
Q
What is act utilitarianism
A
We should always perform that action that promotes the greatest happiness
4
Q
Why was it enormously influential at its time?
A
because it targeted the social needs of the time and cannot be dismissed as having failed in this respect
