Ethics: Utilitarianism Lesson 3

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According to John Stuart Mill, what does the feeling derive its morality from?

The greatest happiness principle

The latter elements (correct)

Comparative pleasures

Felicific calculus

What is Bentham's framework for quantifying moral valuation called?

Greatest happiness principle

Felicific calculus (correct)

Individual rights

Comparative pleasures

According to Mill, what do persons generally prefer over base sensual pleasures?

Higher intellectual pleasures (correct)

Lower intellectual pleasures

Felicific calculus

Individual rights

What does Mill argue rights are justified by?

Contribution to the greatest happiness principle Signup and view all the answers

In what circumstances does Mill claim that respect for individual rights can be overridden?

In circumstances of conflict valuation Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Bentham and Mill regarding moral good?

Greatest happiness principle Signup and view all the answers

What does Bentham equate happiness with?

Pleasure Signup and view all the answers

How does Mill define moral good?

Happiness Signup and view all the answers

According to Bentham and Mill, what is understood as utility?

Pleasure and happiness Signup and view all the answers

Why does Mill argue that people act and do things they find pleasurable?

Because they are inherently pleasurable Signup and view all the answers

What does Mill consider as 'bad' according to the text?

Unhappiness and pain Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle of utility primarily concerned with?

Promotion of pleasure and avoidance of pain Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea of utilitarianism?

The theory argues for the goodness of pleasure. Signup and view all the answers

Who are the two foremost utilitarian thinkers mentioned in the text?

Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill Signup and view all the answers

What does 'utility' refer to in the context of utilitarianism?

The usefulness of consequences Signup and view all the answers

Which concept does Jeremy Bentham associate with determining what is good or bad?

Pleasure and pain Signup and view all the answers

What guides our actions according to the principle of utility?

Avoidance of pain and desire for pleasure Signup and view all the answers

In utilitarianism, how is the goodness of an action determined?

By usefulness of its consequences Signup and view all the answers