Module 3 - Utilitarianism

Question 1

The greatest happiness of the largest number serves as a gauge of right and wrong. This idea is first credited to ?

a. John Stuart Mill
b. Immanuel Kant
c. Jeremy Bentham
d. David Hume

Answer 1

c. Jeremy Bentham

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE:

John Stuart Mill calculated how much pain or pleasure an activity will produce by utilizing the Hedonic Calculus

Answer 2

FALSE; it was Jeremy Bentham

Question 3

TRUE OR FALSE:

The founder of Utilitarianism is John Stuart Mill

Answer 3

FALSE; it was Jeremy Bentham

Question 4

For him, it is not quantity that should be measured but the quality of the pleasure felt.

a. Jeremy Bentham
b. Immanuel Kant
c. Aristotle
d. John Stuart Mill

Answer 4

d. John Stuart Mill

Question 5

Who is the Founder of Utilitarianism?

Answer 5

Jeremy Bentham

Question 6

TRUE OR FALSE:

A utilitarian believes that an action is morally right if it maximizes overall well-being and happiness.

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

Bentham stated that the moral rightness or wrongness of deeds depends on the

a. Consequences of the action
b. Beliefs
c. Culture
d. Act committed

Answer 7

a. Consequences of the action

Question 8

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TRUE OR FALSE:

If one agrees or even applauds of Robin Hood’s acts, then there is a strong chance that one is a Utilitarian.

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

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TRUE OR FALSE:

John Stuart Mill believes that intellectual pleasures are higher than physical pleasures

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

He rejects Bentham’s assertion that all pleasures are equally variable.

a. David Hume
b. John Stuart Mill
c. Immanuel Kant
d. Jeremy Bentham

Answer 10

b. John Stuart Mill

Question 11

The moral standard is based on the consequence of the action. If the act will result in happiness and well‐being of the majority, then that act is considered good.

Answer 11

Utilitarianism

Question 12

What are the questions that needs to be asked when using Hedonic Calculus?

Answer 12

• How intense the experience is
• How long does it last
• Whether it will lead to similar types of experiences
• How many people will be affected

Question 13

Bentham believed that happiness is pleasure. What are the variables of his hedonistic calculus, dependent largely on the probability of the result:

Answer 13

1. Intensity
2. Duration
3. Certainty
4. Proximity
5. Fecundity
6. Purity
7. Extent

Question 14

This idea promotes minimal interference from the government.They can have the liberty of choosing what to do with their business and the only way that the
government will step in is when such liberty causes the violation of another person’s rights and the protection of the state.

Answer 14

Laissez-faire