Utilitarianism Flashcards
What’s utilitarianism
Whatever allows most happiness is the correct moral choice
What’s hedonism
School of philosophy that claims pleasure is life’s purpose
What’s classical utilitarianism
Avoid unfortunate events and obtain pleasure maximising society’s utility
What does individual utility equal to
Social utility
What does Bentham say
Pleasure is always sought over pain
What did Bentham want to do
Find a way of defining right and wrong without need for higher power
What’s the principle of utility
Whatever provides most useful outcome of pleasure is the end we should seek
What does act utilitarianism focus on
The end result
Decisions are based upon consequences
Utilitarianism aim
Produce most happiness in the long run
Hedonic calculus
Pleasure minus pain
Elements to predict outcome
Purity
Remoteness
Extent
Duration
Intensity
Certainty
Fecundity
Flaws of hedonic calculus
Permits rape and murder which occurred in Delhi
Who created rule utilitarianism
Mill
What’s eudaimonia
Pleasure which lasts an entire life
Two types of pleasure
Higher- advanced society
Lower- instant gratification
Mill pig quote
It’s better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied
What was happiness ab for mill
Quality
What’s milk say
Aim for higher pleasures
Universalisability
We all desire happiness
We only do things for happiness
Everyone ought to aim for happiness
Increases societies happiness
