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BENTHAMS ACT UTILITARIANISM - Coggle Diagram
BENTHAMS ACT UTILITARIANISM
In any situation one should choose the action that maximises utility
people are motivated to seek pleasure and avoid pain
This desire leads to the priniciple of utility
In any situation we should seek pleasure + avoid pain for the max number of people involved
Pleasure + pain can be measured using the Hedonic Calculus
Intensity
Duration
Propinquity
Purity
Certainty
Extent
EVALUATION
Puts too much emphasis on the consequences of our actions
REPLY: this is not true on the whole
Ignores motives and duties
Rules are immoral if they don’t generate more happiness than pain
Ignores the rights of minorities
If rights of minorities are considered above rights of majority, then that’s unjust to the majority
Can’t bridge the ‘is-ought’ gap
People tend to say that they want happiness, so this supports the claim that one ought brings out the greatest happiness for greatest number