Deo

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something that promotes happiness or pleasure.

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good

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Bentham’s Utilitarianism is closely associated with

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hedonism

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Man is endowed with the gift of

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reason

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He argues that human understanding is the source of the general laws of nature that structure all our experience; and that human reason gives itself the moral law, which is our basis for belief in God, freedom, and immortality

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Immnuel Kant

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a theory that suggests actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules

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deontological ethics

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comes from the Greek word “deon

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duty

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is living with rules, doing the duties, and exercising the rationality of man.

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moral life

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Kant’s aim was to find the highest moral law / highest principle and that for him is the

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categorical imperative

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is an unconditional commandment.

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categorical imperative

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Categorical imperative in 3 wy

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universalizability
humnity
autonomy

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For Kant, Ethics is based on

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duty

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duty in turn is based on

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understanding

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the property of objects that produces more pleasure than pain

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principle of utility

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morality is based on the production of utility; thus, it classifies as consequential in nature

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utilitarianism

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Happiness in this tradition is translated to

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pleasure

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Suffice to say, its concept of a moral and ethical course of action depends on the

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consequences of utility

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jurist and political reformer is the philosopher whose name is most closely associated with the foundational era of the modern utilitarian tradition.

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Jeremy Bentham

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Bentham was influenced by

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proto-utilitarian

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The aim is to fix the social standard of society by providing criteria to evaluate good or bad laws, norms, or social practices. But for this to be possible,

is used as a method.

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normative ethical theory

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principle of utility or utility is tied to the two sovereign masters

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pain and pleasure

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This idea of Bentham is influenced by

account of human nature in the manner that we are seeking what benefits us for the best living.

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Thomas Hobbes

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It is by inherent instinct that man pursues acts that enhance gratification and resists those that cause _______

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dissatisfaction

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refers to the value of things that generates more pleasure than pain.

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utility

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The danger of this argument opens morality for

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bargaining

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a formula to compute the amount of pleasure and pain produced

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felicific calculations

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factors that determine the outcome of the formulas are called

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circumstances

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hat are the factors for the felicific clculations

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intensity
duration
certainty or uncertainty
propinquity or remoteness
fecundity
purity
extent

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The most influential English language philosopher of the nineteenth century.

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John Stuart Mill

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Mill tells us that there are certain pleasures that are more appropriate than others; this accounts for

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intellectual pleasures

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Pleasures must be categorized and specified into two kinds based on where they correspond:

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lower and higher faculties

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refers to the experiences gained from the senses that man shares with the animals

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lower faculties

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refers to the pleasure gained from the rational capacity of the human being, which is only exclusive to him.

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higher faculties