Utilitarian Flashcards
(24 cards)
Who created the concept of Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill
HUMAN DECISIONS ALWAYS HAVE:
Consequence
___________ AFFECT HUMAN
RELATIONSHIPS
Decisions
DECISIONS BRING FORTH NEW:
- ideas
- objects
- relationships
DECISIONS ARE GOOD IF
THEY ARE
BROUGHT
ABOUT BY
GOOD
DECISIONS ARE BAD IF
THEY ARE
MOTIVATED BY
ANYTHING
SOCIETY DEEMS
BAD
Are motives always pure?
No, because even if we have the purest motives, it does insure perfect results.
An explanation of why an action is right or wrong r why a person’s character is good or bad
Moral Theory
Two creators of Utilitarianism
Bentham and Mill
Name of Mill’s father and how is he related to betham
James mill - close friend
How old was mill when he started reading in Greek
3 yo
UTILITARIANISM SIMPLIFIED IS…
Greatest good for the greatest amount of people
IS THE
PREDOMINANCE
OF PLEASURE
OVER PAIN
Happiness
IS PAIN AND
ABSENCE OF
PLEASURE
Unhappiness
Other term for utilitarianism
The Greatest Happiness Principle
Difference of Epicureanism between Mill’s uti
MILL’S ETHICS DO
NOT ADVOCATE A
LIFE OF RECKLESS
ABANDON AND
NON-STOP
PARTYING
Two kinds of pleasure. Explain each
- Higher - sophisticated capacities or activities
- Lower - pleasure we share with other sentient animals
Difference of higher and lower pleasure
Value
First objection of uti
Happiness is unattainable
Defense for first objection
naa juy transitory pains - kindness should be realistic
Second objection of uti
INCOMPATIBLE WITH SELF-
SACRIFICE
Defense for second objection
IT SHOULD ALSO BENEFIT THE AGENT, SAME AS THE OTHERS
Third objection of uti
SOCIAL CONCERN IS A
RARE MOTIVE FOR ACTION
Defense for third objection
IF YOU ONLY HELP
ANOTHER HUMAN
BEING FOR THE SAKE
OF GAINING FAVORS
FROM THE ACT, IT IS
OKAY AND IT IS MORAL.
