the hedonic calculus Flashcards
1
Q
he was a strict hedonist arguing that…
A
happiness and - hence the good - is pleasure (pleasure is the good and nothing else is the good)
2
Q
7 criteria of the hedonic calculus (IDCPFPE)
A
- intensity (strength of pleasure)
- duration (length of pleasure)
- certainty (likeliness of pleasure)
- propinquity (quickness of pleasure)
- fecundity (probability pleasant sensations will follow)
- purity (unlikeliness of pain)
- extent (how many affected)
