Section 2: Consequentialism and Utilitarianism

Question 1

Non-consequentialist ethics also refer to as _____

Answer 1

Deontology

Question 2

Utilitarianism which was first proposed by ______ and then furthered by _____ in the 19th century

Answer 2

Jeremy Bentham; John Stuart Mill

Question 3

Mill was a ______

Answer 3

hedonist

Question 4

Definition of Hedonism

Answer 4

What is desirable is happiness and the absence of pain

Question 5

What does Utilitarianism promote

Answer 5

greatest amount of happiness overall

Question 6

Who introduced a qualitative version of utilitarianism

Answer 6

Mill

Question 7

What does the qualitative version of utilitarianism suggest

Answer 7

we should always aim to promote higher order pleasures

Question 8

What is Kantianism

Answer 8

Deontology - sticking to the moral rulebook

No exceptions or excuses for violating moral rules!

Question 9

What is the only moral framework that can be used to justify military force or war

Answer 9

Utilitarianism

Question 10

What is Rule Utilitarianism

Answer 10

maximise utility for the majority of the time / in the long-run