Hedonic Calculus Flashcards
1
Q
how can the likelihood of an action bringing about happiness be calculated/
A
adding up the amount of pleasure and subtracting the amount of pain
2
Q
Seven factors can be measure examples
A
intensity, duration and certainty
3
Q
How is hedonic calculus flawed
A
impossible for human goodness to be reduced to a sensation
4
Q
what does it leave room for?
A
Immoral act’s to be justified in the cause of maximising the pleasure of majority