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?

    <p>Contribution to the greatest happiness principle</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>In circumstances of conflict valuation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Greatest happiness principle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Bentham equate happiness with?

    <p>Pleasure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Mill define moral good?

    <p>Happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pleasure and happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Because they are inherently pleasurable</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Unhappiness and pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principle of utility primarily concerned with?

    <p>Promotion of pleasure and avoidance of pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main idea of utilitarianism?

    <p>The theory argues for the goodness of pleasure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The usefulness of consequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pleasure and pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What guides our actions according to the principle of utility?

    <p>Avoidance of pain and desire for pleasure</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>By usefulness of its consequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

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