Utilitarianism Flashcards
1
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Utilitarianism (John Stuart Mill)
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the best is utility which provide pleasures
2
Q
Humans are inherently above
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swine
3
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Pleasure is two categories
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lower level, and higher
4
Q
Two people who have experience certain pleasures
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can decide which ones have a better quality or quantity
5
Q
“The Greatest Happiness” Principle
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What brings the greatest happiness to the majority of people?
6
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Happiness =
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pleasure above pain, not wellbeing
7
Q
Ursula Leguin
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“Those Who Left Omelas” Everybody has a great life if the urchin is locked away. Some agree to keep the urchin locked away for the good of all. Others do not agree for the good of the urchin
