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Justice + Morality ! Flashcards

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Jeremy Bentham

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Utilitarian ethics : what brings abt the greatest good to greatest ammt. of people

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Utility :

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a shorthand for happiness + pleasure

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is UE progressive ?

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yes, v progressive for it’s time / not bound by legal affairs / can be applied universally !

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does the pendulum swing both ways ?

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yes ! wants homosexuality to be decriminalised + torture is justified

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rules !

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based on MAJORITY ! / EVERYTHING = AMORAL TIL IT’S PUT IN CONTEXT ! ( DEPENDS ON THE WHY + HOW MANY PEOPLE BENEFIT)

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quality or quantity of pleasure ?

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quality > quantity of pleasure

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nml vs utilitarianism !

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Peter singer ( U ) : no rights drawn up by a ‘higher power’ or natural order / nothing is off limits - nothing is either right / wrong

NML ( AQ. ) : contrasts this pov ! there are things that are totally right + totally wrong / rules may be fabricated into our way + society

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A Level RE Ethics : Natural Moral law (7 decks)

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