Utilitarianism Flashcards
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who were the two key scholars in utilitarianism?
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jeremey bentham and john stuart mill
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what is the fundamental idea of utilitarianism?
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happiness and minimised pain
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what does JS Mill say about your own pleasure?
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your own pleasure is secondary.
ALTRUISM - putting yourself 2nd - seeking happiness for others
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what is act utilitarianism?
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principle of utility must be directly applied to each individual situation
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what is rule utilitarianism?
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general rules to bring about the greatest good or utility for that community
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who was the theory of utilitarianism devised by?
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jeremy bentham (1748-1832)
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how many parts can we divide bentham’s theory into?
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3
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what are the 3 parts we can divide bentham’s utilitarianism into?
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- his view on what drives human beings and what goodness/badness is all about.
- the principle of utility,which is his moral view
- the hedonic calculus, which is his system for measuring how good or bad a consequence is
