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Question 1

ethical theory that argues for the goodness of pleasure and the determination
of right behavior based on the usefulness of the action’s consequences

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Utilitarianism

Question 2

It claims that one’s actions and behavior are good inasmuch as they are directed toward the experience of the greatest pleasure over pain for the greatest number of person

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Utilitarianism

Question 3

refers to the usefulness of the consequences of one’s
actions.

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utility

Question 4

the moral value of actions and decisions is based solely or greatly on the usefulness of their consequences

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consequentialist

Question 5

it is the usefulness of results that determines whether the action or behavior is good or bad

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consequentialist

Question 6

According to Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill:
refers to understanding the results of people’s actions

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utility

Question 7

The utilitarian value

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pleasure
and happiness;

Question 8

this means that the usefulness of actions is based on its promotion of _.

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happiness

Question 9

is the experience of pleasure for the greatest number of persons,
even at the expense of some individual rights.

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Happiness

Question 10

The pursuit for pleasure and pain are in fact the only principle in assessing _

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action’s morality

Question 11

he natural preferability of pleasure Mill refers to as -

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theory of life.

Question 12

Refers to our subjection to our sovereign masters: pleasure and pain

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The Principle of Utility

Question 13

Refers to the motivation of our actions as guided by our avoidance of pain and our desire for pleasure.

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The Principle of Utility

Question 14

Refers to pleasure is only good if and only if, they produce more happiness than
unhappiness. This means that it is not enough to experience pleasure, but to also
inquire whether the things we do make us happier.

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The Principle of Utility

Question 15

He argued that our actions are governed by two sovereign masters – which he calls “pleasure and pain”.

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Jeremy Bentham

Question 16

He equates happiness with pleasure.

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Jeremy Bentham

Question 17

He provided a framework for evaluating pleasure and pain commonly called Felicific
Calculus

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Jeremy Bentham

Question 18

common currency framework that calculates the
pleasure that some actions can produce

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Felicific calculus

Question 19

chance it has of being followed by sensations of the same kind, and purity of the chance it has not being followed by sensations of the opposite kind

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Fecundity

Question 20

number of person who are affected by
pleasure or pain,

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Extent

Question 21

allows the evaluation of all actions and their resultant pleasure

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Felicific calculus

Question 22

He reiterates moral good as happiness, and consequently happiness as pleasure

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John Stuart Mill,

Question 23

He clarifies that what makes people happy is intended pleasure and what makes us
unhappy is the privation of pleasure

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John Stuart Mill,

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He argues that we act and do things because we find them pleasurable and we avoid doing things because they are painful.

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John Stuart Mill,

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He thinks that the principle of utility must distinguish pleasure qualitatively

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John Stuart Mill,

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He thinks that there are higher intellectual and lower base pleasure

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John Stuart Mill,

Question 27

According to John Stuart Mill, equating happiness with pleasure does not aim to describe the utilitarian moral agent and independently from others.

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Principle of the Greatest Number

Question 28

_ cannot lead us to selfish acts

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Utilitarianism

Question 29

It is not dismissive of sacrifices that procure more happiness for others.

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Utilitarianism

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It is not at all separate from liberal social practices that aim to improve the quality of life for all persons

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Utilitarianism

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Is interested with everyone’s happiness, in fact, the greatest happiness of the greatest number

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Utilitarianism

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Maximizes the total amount of pleasure over displeasure for the greatest number

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Utilitarianism

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J.S. Mill pushes for the moral irrelevance of motive in evaluating actions. Interested with the best consequence for the highest number of people.

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Utilitarianism

Question 34

It is not interested in the motive of agent

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Utilitarianism

Question 35

Moral value cannot be discernable in the intention or motivation of the person doing the act; it is based solely on the difference it makes on the world’s total amount of pleasure and pain

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Utilitarianism

Question 36

respect for rights directed toward society’s pursuit for the greatest happiness of the greatest number.

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JUSTICE

Question 37

is a valid claim on society and are justified by utility

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MORAL RIGHTS