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According to John Stuart Mill, what does the feeling derive its morality from?
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?
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?
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?
What does Mill argue rights are justified by?
In what circumstances does Mill claim that respect for individual rights can be overridden?
In what circumstances does Mill claim that respect for individual rights can be overridden?
What is the main focus of Bentham and Mill regarding moral good?
What is the main focus of Bentham and Mill regarding moral good?
What does Bentham equate happiness with?
What does Bentham equate happiness with?
How does Mill define moral good?
How does Mill define moral good?
According to Bentham and Mill, what is understood as utility?
According to Bentham and Mill, what is understood as utility?
Why does Mill argue that people act and do things they find pleasurable?
Why does Mill argue that people act and do things they find pleasurable?
What does Mill consider as 'bad' according to the text?
What does Mill consider as 'bad' according to the text?
What is the principle of utility primarily concerned with?
What is the principle of utility primarily concerned with?
What is the main idea of utilitarianism?
What is the main idea of utilitarianism?
Who are the two foremost utilitarian thinkers mentioned in the text?
Who are the two foremost utilitarian thinkers mentioned in the text?
What does 'utility' refer to in the context of utilitarianism?
What does 'utility' refer to in the context of utilitarianism?
Which concept does Jeremy Bentham associate with determining what is good or bad?
Which concept does Jeremy Bentham associate with determining what is good or bad?
What guides our actions according to the principle of utility?
What guides our actions according to the principle of utility?
In utilitarianism, how is the goodness of an action determined?
In utilitarianism, how is the goodness of an action determined?
