Mill's utilitarianism Flashcards
Consequentialism
classical utilitarianism
the hedonistic forms of utilitarianism developed by Bentham and Mill
lower pleasures
for mill, bodily pleasures such as eating a packet of crisps
higher pleasures
for mill, intellectual pleasures such as philosophising
act utilitarianism
a form of utilitarianism that proposes that we should judge what is right in each situation
rule utilitarianism
a form of utilitarianism that proposes that we should follow general principles which have been shown to maximise happiness
how many forms does rule utilitarianism come in?
2
name the two forms of rule utilitarianism
strong rule utilitarianism and weak rule utilitarianism
what is strong rule utilitarianism?
rules should never be broken, even if breaking a rule might create more happiness than following it
what is weak rule utilitarianism?
rules can be broken in certain circumstances