PDF-A. BENTHAMITE UTILITARIANISM

Jeremy Bentham more common label of 147utilitarians148 They armaximize the sum of utility century utilitarianism can be regarded as the. b) „Rule Utilitarianism ignores the consequences.‟ Discuss (17 marks) It could be argued that Rule Utilitarianism does ignore the consequences, for example we can use the case study of Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Utilitarianism. Simple act utilitarianism: if telling a lie creates more happiness than telling the truth (or keeping silent), then telling a lie is morally right. I. Classical Utilitarianism A. The heart of utilitarian thinking: we are moraly obligated to produce the most happiness we can and reduce suffering and unhappiness. B. Utilitarianism and Liberali Week Two: Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism. Recap…. Hedonic Calculus. Haydn and the Oyster (higher Vs. lower pleasures). Act Vs. Rule. Utilitarianism. A few problems…. Utilitarianism and torture? (minimize suffering). 1 individual are , for utilitarianism. A. Justice and Fairness Case 2: The Magistrate and the Mob: If utilitarianism is true, then the executThe execution of tTherefore, utilitarianism is not true.C Chapter # 2. Normative Theories. By. Aaftab Ullah. Normative theories. Consequencialist theory. Egoism. Utilitarianism. Non- consequentialist theory. Rights principle. Distributive Justice. Ethics of Care. What would a Utilitarian do?. Why?. Where does Utilitarianism come from?. Hedonism. To think objectively and face up to an undesirable action for the sake of a better consequence. That pleasure is the highest good and only true aim of human life. Is Anything really Right or Wrong?. By David Kelsey. Jim and Pedro. Jim and Pedro:. “. Jim finds himself in the central square of a small South American town. Tied up against the wall are a row of twenty Indians, most terrified, a few defiant, in front of them several armed men in uniform. A heavy man in a sweat-stained khaki shirt turns out to be the captain in charge and, after a good deal of questioning of Jim which establishes that he got there by accident while on a botanical expedition, explains that the Indians are a random group of the inhabitants who, after recent acts of protest against the government, are just about to be killed to remind other possible protestors of the advantages of not protesting. However, since Jim is an . Draw four columns marked . Put these nine in the first column: . clothes, family, sport, religion, romance, study, money, freedom. . . Allocate your points . under ‘my score’ in . col. 2. Work out class. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Hedonist act utilitarianism. Act consequentialism: Actions are morally right or wrong depending on their consequences and nothing else. An act is right if it . Ethical theories provide a framework for judging right or wrong decisions. . There are two types of Ethical theories. 1.consequentialist . 2.Non . consequestialist. . Concequentialist. theories . If . Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. Hedonist act utilitarianism. Actions are morally right or wrong depending on their consequences and nothing else. An act is right if it maximises what is good.. The needs of the many…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVIt0DYKssI&feature=related. . …outweigh the needs of the few or, the one….. Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is . hard universalism. – that is that there is an absolute, universal principle of morality which is not subject to cultural interpretation. . Ever heard:. “The end justifies the means” ?. So what is it?. Ever heard:. “The end justifies the means” ?. “The greatest good for the greatest number”?. So what is it?. Utilitarianism . – Ethical theory evaluating human actions or institutions according to their usefulness in increasing .