utilitarianism Flashcards
1
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Peter Vardy
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- Gives an example to show how the hedonic calculus works.
- A doctor is driving a pregnant woman and a man then they crash. The doctor should try and save the pregnant woman’s life first as it is 2 lives over 1.
2
Q
Giles Fraser
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In a burning building save the child or painting example.
3
Q
William MacAskill
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Saving the painting is a more cultivated sympathy.
4
Q
Bernard Williams
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It is helpful as it is secular, you don’t need to have any religious beliefs to follow it.
5
Q
Alasdair MacIntyre
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It can lead to tyranny of the majority.
6
Q
Henry Sidgwick
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If we aim for pleasure directly then it vanishes.
7
Q
Principle of utility
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Focuses on providing the greatest good for the greatest number.
8
Q
Hume
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It is wrong to say that ethical decisions can be free from emotion. Utilitarianism seems to support this.
