Utilitarianism Flashcards
1
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Consequence meaning
A
The result of an action
2
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Equity
A
Treating everyone equally
3
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Greatest happiness principle
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Greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people
4
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Hedonism
A
Pursuit of pleasure
5
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Quantiative approach
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A quantity based approach (bentham)
6
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Qualitative approach
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A quality based approach
7
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How do Utilitarian’s make decisions
A
They think about the likely consequences
8
Q
Consequences which bring pleasure are
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Good
9
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Consequences which bring about pain are
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Bad
10
Q
who created utilitarianism
A
Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
11
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Criticisms of utilitarianism
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It is hard to predict consequences
Humans want more than pleasure
