the hedonic calculus Flashcards

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he was a strict hedonist arguing that…

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happiness and - hence the good - is pleasure (pleasure is the good and nothing else is the good)

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7 criteria of the hedonic calculus (IDCPFPE)

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  • intensity (strength of pleasure)
  • duration (length of pleasure)
  • certainty (likeliness of pleasure)
  • propinquity (quickness of pleasure)
  • fecundity (probability pleasant sensations will follow)
  • purity (unlikeliness of pain)
  • extent (how many affected)
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