Lec 2: Animal Ethics - The Utilitarian Approach Flashcards
1
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Define utilitarianism
A
utilitarianism says that an act is right IF AND ONLY IF it maximizes a sum-total of net pleasure
2
Q
What are the three types of utilitarianism?
A
hedonism
- pleasure is only thing with intrinsic value
consequentialism
- rightness and wrongness are determined by goodness and badness
- goodness and badness are measured by a sum-total of pleasure
sum-total
3
Q
What does a person need to have to have moral standing?
A
intrinsic value
4
Q
What philosophy did modern economics grow out of?
A
utilitarianism
5
Q
What was John Stuart Mill for?
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- anti-slavery
- women’s rights
6
Q
What did Bentham advocate for?
A
- improved prison conditions
- homosexuality
- animal welfare
7
Q
What does Peter Singer advocate for?
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- eradication of hunger and poverty
- euthanasia of severely handicapped children
- anti-speciesism
8
Q
Define Singer’s anti-speciesism
A
Animals and humans have EQUAL moral standing, because they are sentient beings. It is hedonism.
