UTILITARIANISM

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was born on February 15, 1748 in
London, England. He was the teacher of James Mill, the
father of John Stuart Mill.

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Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832)

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holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote
happiness and wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness

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GREATEST HAPPINESS PRINCIPLE

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is an ethical theory that argues for the goodness of pleasure and the determination of right behavior based on the usefulness of the action’s consequences. This means that pleasure is good and that the goodness of an action is determined by its usefulness.

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Utilitarianism

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a moral theory that emphasizes “utility”

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Utilitarianism

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two guides for determining the goodness or badness of an action

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Pleasure and Pain

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a mode of analyzing utility based on cost

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Cost-Benefit Analysis

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states that the right action is the one that produces the greatest happiness for the greatest number. According to this principle, the value of an action is determined by its ability to increase pleasure and reduce pain.

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Principle of Utility

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proposed a hedonistic calculus measuring pleasure and pain based on factors like intensity, duration, and certainty.

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Bentham

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the usefulness of an action

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Utility

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the principle for selecting an action

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Pleasure as Judge

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a method of calculating the morality of pleasure and/or pain

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FELICIFIC CALCULUS

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the calculative nature of Benthamite utilitarianism

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Bentham’s Quantitative Utilitarianism

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the qualitative nature of Mill’s utilitarianism

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Mill’s Qualitative Utilitarianism

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where actions are evaluated by their ability to produce the greatest amount of pleasure and minimize pain.

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quantitative hedonism