Hedonic Calculus

Question 1

What are the 7 measurements of Hedonic Calculus

Answer 1

Intensity
Duration
Certainty
Propinquity
Fecundity
Purity
Extent

Question 2

the more intense the pleasure, the better.

Answer 2

Intensity

Question 3

One is morally bound to do an act that offers stronger degree of happiness or contentment.

Answer 3

Intensity

Question 4

Not all pleasures are the same.
Some pleasures are stronger or are more intense than others.

Answer 4

Intensity

Question 5

• the longer the pleasure lasts,, the better.

Answer 5

Duration

Question 6

One is morally obliged to perform those actions that provide longer experience of pleasure.

Answer 6

Duration

Question 7

Pleasures also vary as to how long they last. There are long-term pleasures and there are also pleasures that are short- lived

Answer 7

Duration

Question 8

• the more certain the pleasure, the better.

Answer 8

Certainty

Question 9

One should pursue those actions where their expected pleasures are more probable.

Answer 9

Certainty

Question 10

One should ask how likely or unlikely it is that the expected pleasure will actually result.

Answer 10

Certainty

Question 11

• the nearer, closer or more often that pleasures occur, the better,

Answer 11

Propinquity

Question 12

One is ethically mandated to do an act that brings immediate pleasure than one that brings pleasure only at a farther point in time,

Answer 12

Propinquity

Question 13

Why wait for something that will happen in the far distant future when you can have a pleasure that is readily available in the moment? The soonest the expected pleasure will occur, the better.

Answer 13

Propinquity

Question 14

The greater the possibility the the pleasure that one can derive from an act will be followed by more pleasures, the better .

Answer 14

Fecundity

Question 15

One is morally required to perform actions that lead to a series of pleasures down the road.

Ask how likely it is that the action will result to more pleasure in the future.

Answer 15

Fecundity

Question 16

the purer the pleasure, the better.

Answer 16

Purity

Question 17

If you can have
pleasure only in conjunction with pain, better not pursue the act. Do an act that is not tainted by pain,

Answer 17

Purity

Question 18

if there is an accompanying pain or discomfort in the process, look for an alternative act that will bring about unadulterated kind of pleasure.

Answer 18

Purity

Question 19

+ the greater the number of people who can experience pleasure, the better.

Answer 19

Extent

Question 20

One is morally bound to do only those actions that will make a lot of people happy.

Answer 20

Extent

Question 21

Between personal or individual happiness and the happiness of the many, one should prioritize the greater number and sacrifice his or her own.

Here, one should consider how many other individuals would be affected by the act.

Answer 21

Extent