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teleological ethics (Jeremy Bentham (all humans pursue pleasure (good) +…
teleological ethics
Jeremy Bentham
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hedonic calculus weighs up pain + pleasure based on;
- intensity,
- duration,
- certainty,
- propinquity,
- fecundity,
- purity,
- extent
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however, has the potential to justify virtually any act
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Evaluation
pain, unhappiness + dissatisfaction = bad
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pleasure, happiness + satisfaction = good
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Paul Smith 'when utility + moral rights conflict, which should prevail? - utility or rights?'
John Stuart Mill
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that happiness is most effectively gained when individuals are free to pursue their own ends depending on various rules that protect common good of all
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competent judges = if have 2 pleasures, deciding what the right action should be must be decided by someone who has full knowledge of both pleasures
Peter Singer
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therefore may not mean the greatest number of preferences are satisfied, but the strongest ones
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argues animal farming causes more suffering than is beneficial to humans. thus, he deems it wrong
rule utilitarianism
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essentially collapses the foundations of utilitarianism + morphs into a similar approach to deontological ethics
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