Utilitarianism Flashcards

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utilitarianism

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good consequences = good actions, actions are right if they promote happiness or good consequences

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hedonism

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(view of good or bad) the only thing that can be considered good is pleasure and the only thing that can be considered bad is pain

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consequentialism

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(view of right or wrong) right and wrong things are determined by its consequences

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objections

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bad pleasures, subjectiveness of pleasures (pleasures may not apply to everyone), how can happiness be measured when comparing someones pleasure to another, ethical intuitions (in cases where you can either save one life or 5 lives are you still doing the right thing by saving 5)

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