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What is the universal principle of modern utilitarianism?
What is the universal principle of modern utilitarianism?
- Personal satisfaction defines moral correctness
- The majority rule determines right and wrong
- Individual happiness is the ultimate goal
- The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the measure of right and wrong (correct)
According to Bentham, what are the two sovereign masters guiding morality?
According to Bentham, what are the two sovereign masters guiding morality?
- Good and evil
- Pleasure and pain (correct)
- Intentions and actions
- Rights and obligations
How does utilitarianism define happiness?
How does utilitarianism define happiness?
- As social status
- As the balance of pleasure over pain (correct)
- As material wealth
- As individual satisfaction
What does utilitarianism use as tools to evaluate right and wrong?
What does utilitarianism use as tools to evaluate right and wrong?
How does utilitarianism view individual happiness in comparison to collective happiness?
How does utilitarianism view individual happiness in comparison to collective happiness?
What is utility defined as in utilitarianism?
What is utility defined as in utilitarianism?
'Cost-benefit analysis' is associated with which aspect of utilitarianism?
'Cost-benefit analysis' is associated with which aspect of utilitarianism?
How does Bentham describe the relationship between pleasure, pain, and morality?
How does Bentham describe the relationship between pleasure, pain, and morality?
What determines the moral quality of an action?
What determines the moral quality of an action?
Which of the following statements accurately reflects the concept of consequentialism?
Which of the following statements accurately reflects the concept of consequentialism?
What is the role of lawmakers in a consequentialist framework?
What is the role of lawmakers in a consequentialist framework?
What is the distinction between intention and motive, according to the text?
What is the distinction between intention and motive, according to the text?
What is the role of motive in determining the morality of an action?
What is the role of motive in determining the morality of an action?
Which of the following statements about rights is true?
Which of the following statements about rights is true?
Which of the following is an example of an intention, according to the text?
Which of the following is an example of an intention, according to the text?
Which of the following statements is true about the morality of an action?
Which of the following statements is true about the morality of an action?
According to Bentham, which of the following statements is true?
According to Bentham, which of the following statements is true?
What did John Stuart Mill criticize about Bentham's utilitarianism?
What did John Stuart Mill criticize about Bentham's utilitarianism?
According to Mill, what is the enemy of the full and free development of human faculties?
According to Mill, what is the enemy of the full and free development of human faculties?
Which of the following human faculties does Mill suggest is exercised by making choices?
Which of the following human faculties does Mill suggest is exercised by making choices?
According to Mill, what is the consequence of letting the world or convention choose one's plan of life?
According to Mill, what is the consequence of letting the world or convention choose one's plan of life?
Based on the text, which of the following statements best represents Mill's view on individual liberty?
Based on the text, which of the following statements best represents Mill's view on individual liberty?
Which of the following statements best represents Bentham's view on motives and consequences?
Which of the following statements best represents Bentham's view on motives and consequences?
Which of the following is NOT a human faculty that Mill believed was exercised by making choices?
Which of the following is NOT a human faculty that Mill believed was exercised by making choices?
According to the passage, why do we prefer higher pleasures?
According to the passage, why do we prefer higher pleasures?
What does the passage suggest is the only freedom that deserves to be called freedom?
What does the passage suggest is the only freedom that deserves to be called freedom?
According to the passage, what is the criterion for determining whether an action is ethical or not?
According to the passage, what is the criterion for determining whether an action is ethical or not?
Which of the following is NOT presented as a criticism or issue with the idea of maximizing happiness?
Which of the following is NOT presented as a criticism or issue with the idea of maximizing happiness?
According to the passage, in what circumstances is an individual free to do whatever they want?
According to the passage, in what circumstances is an individual free to do whatever they want?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for why we judge Hamlet as great art?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for why we judge Hamlet as great art?
According to the passage, what should the government NOT interfere with?
According to the passage, what should the government NOT interfere with?
Which of the following is presented as a criticism or issue with the idea of maximizing happiness?
Which of the following is presented as a criticism or issue with the idea of maximizing happiness?
What is the main argument presented in the text regarding the utilitarian view on valuing human life?
What is the main argument presented in the text regarding the utilitarian view on valuing human life?
What is the intention behind utilitarianism?
What is the intention behind utilitarianism?
What is the criticism leveled against utilitarianism in the text?
What is the criticism leveled against utilitarianism in the text?
Which statement best represents the utilitarian view on torture in extreme circumstances?
Which statement best represents the utilitarian view on torture in extreme circumstances?
What is the significance of the phrase "human life has its price whether we admit it or not" in the context of utilitarianism?
What is the significance of the phrase "human life has its price whether we admit it or not" in the context of utilitarianism?
What does the text imply about the taboo surrounding placing monetary value on human life?
What does the text imply about the taboo surrounding placing monetary value on human life?
How does utilitarianism view individual preferences in relation to collective well-being?
How does utilitarianism view individual preferences in relation to collective well-being?
What is the implication of the statement "utilitarianism fails to respect individual right" in the context of the text?
What is the implication of the statement "utilitarianism fails to respect individual right" in the context of the text?
What is the primary focus of consequentialism in evaluating the moral quality of an action?
What is the primary focus of consequentialism in evaluating the moral quality of an action?
Which aspect does Mill believe determines the morality of an action under utilitarianism?
Which aspect does Mill believe determines the morality of an action under utilitarianism?
In a consequentialist framework, what is emphasized as having the potential to change the moral quality of a policy?
In a consequentialist framework, what is emphasized as having the potential to change the moral quality of a policy?
Which element is NOT considered crucial in determining the moral correctness of an action under utilitarianism?
Which element is NOT considered crucial in determining the moral correctness of an action under utilitarianism?
What does Mill consider as the essential factor for deciding whether an action is morally right or wrong?
What does Mill consider as the essential factor for deciding whether an action is morally right or wrong?
Which factor does NOT play a significant role in consequentialist evaluation of actions?
Which factor does NOT play a significant role in consequentialist evaluation of actions?
What is the critical determinant for Mill in assessing the morality of an action?
What is the critical determinant for Mill in assessing the morality of an action?
Why do we judge Hamlet as great art?
Why do we judge Hamlet as great art?
What is the only freedom that deserves to be called freedom according to the text?
What is the only freedom that deserves to be called freedom according to the text?
What are the limits of ethics according to the text?
What are the limits of ethics according to the text?
How does the text define intrinsically wrong actions like homosexuality?
How does the text define intrinsically wrong actions like homosexuality?
What does the text imply about the preferences for higher pleasures?
What does the text imply about the preferences for higher pleasures?
What is the criterion for determining when government interference with individual liberty is justified?
What is the criterion for determining when government interference with individual liberty is justified?
What is the main factor that determines whether an action is ethical according to the text?
What is the main factor that determines whether an action is ethical according to the text?
According to the passage, what is Mill's criticism of Bentham's utilitarianism?
According to the passage, what is Mill's criticism of Bentham's utilitarianism?
According to Mill, what is the enemy of the full and free development of human faculties?
According to Mill, what is the enemy of the full and free development of human faculties?
Which of the following human faculties does Mill suggest is exercised by making choices?
Which of the following human faculties does Mill suggest is exercised by making choices?
What is Bentham's view on the relationship between motives and consequences?
What is Bentham's view on the relationship between motives and consequences?
What does the passage suggest is the intention behind saving someone from drowning 'because he/she hope to get paid for the trouble'?
What does the passage suggest is the intention behind saving someone from drowning 'because he/she hope to get paid for the trouble'?
According to the passage, what is the consequence of letting the world or convention choose one's plan of life?
According to the passage, what is the consequence of letting the world or convention choose one's plan of life?
Which of the following statements best represents Mill's view on individual liberty?
Which of the following statements best represents Mill's view on individual liberty?
What is the main distinction between natural law and positive law?
What is the main distinction between natural law and positive law?
What is Bentham's view on natural law?
What is Bentham's view on natural law?
What are the characteristics of positive law as described in the text?
What are the characteristics of positive law as described in the text?
Which philosopher is mentioned in the text as an advocate of natural law based on human reason?
Which philosopher is mentioned in the text as an advocate of natural law based on human reason?
What is the source of natural rights in natural law theory?
What is the source of natural rights in natural law theory?
Which of the following statements best describes Bentham's view on rights?
Which of the following statements best describes Bentham's view on rights?
What is the purpose of positive law according to the text?
What is the purpose of positive law according to the text?
According to the passage, what is the main issue with placing a monetary value on human life?
According to the passage, what is the main issue with placing a monetary value on human life?
What does the passage suggest about utilitarianism's view on individual rights?
What does the passage suggest about utilitarianism's view on individual rights?
According to the passage, what is the intention behind utilitarianism?
According to the passage, what is the intention behind utilitarianism?
What is the passage suggesting about the relationship between utilitarianism and torture in extreme circumstances?
What is the passage suggesting about the relationship between utilitarianism and torture in extreme circumstances?
According to the passage, what is the primary goal of utilitarianism?
According to the passage, what is the primary goal of utilitarianism?
What does the passage imply about the role of individual preferences in utilitarianism?
What does the passage imply about the role of individual preferences in utilitarianism?
According to the passage, what is the role of consequences in utilitarianism?
According to the passage, what is the role of consequences in utilitarianism?
According to Mill, what is considered the enemy of the full and free development of human faculties?
According to Mill, what is considered the enemy of the full and free development of human faculties?
Which philosopher criticized Bentham's utilitarianism by suggesting that actions should be viewed from a long-term perspective rather than case-by-case?
Which philosopher criticized Bentham's utilitarianism by suggesting that actions should be viewed from a long-term perspective rather than case-by-case?
What does Mill argue is the consequence of letting external influences choose one's plan of life?
What does Mill argue is the consequence of letting external influences choose one's plan of life?
In the context of utilitarianism, what does Mill suggest as the essential factor for achieving the greatest human happiness?
In the context of utilitarianism, what does Mill suggest as the essential factor for achieving the greatest human happiness?
What does Bentham emphasize about motives and their consequences in determining the morality of actions?
What does Bentham emphasize about motives and their consequences in determining the morality of actions?
What does Mill suggest is hindered when individuals act based on custom rather than choice?
What does Mill suggest is hindered when individuals act based on custom rather than choice?
What is the fundamental principle underlying utilitarianism according to Jeremy Bentham?
What is the fundamental principle underlying utilitarianism according to Jeremy Bentham?
According to the passage, what is Bentham's view on the role of individual preferences in determining morality?
According to the passage, what is Bentham's view on the role of individual preferences in determining morality?
How does utilitarianism propose to evaluate the morality of actions?
How does utilitarianism propose to evaluate the morality of actions?
According to the passage, what is Bentham's definition of utility?
According to the passage, what is Bentham's definition of utility?
What is Bentham's view on the role of natural law in moral reasoning?
What is Bentham's view on the role of natural law in moral reasoning?
According to the passage, what are the 'two sovereign masters' that guide morality in Bentham's utilitarianism?
According to the passage, what are the 'two sovereign masters' that guide morality in Bentham's utilitarianism?
What does utilitarianism argue about placing monetary value on human life?
What does utilitarianism argue about placing monetary value on human life?
How does utilitarianism view individual rights according to the passage?
How does utilitarianism view individual rights according to the passage?
What is intension in the context of foreseeing consequences as per the passage?
What is intension in the context of foreseeing consequences as per the passage?
How does utilitarianism prioritize individual preferences?
How does utilitarianism prioritize individual preferences?
In what way does utilitarianism fail to respect individual rights based on the text?
In what way does utilitarianism fail to respect individual rights based on the text?
Why would an advocate of human rights struggle with a moral decision according to the text?
Why would an advocate of human rights struggle with a moral decision according to the text?
What is the fundamental distinction between positive law and natural law?
What is the fundamental distinction between positive law and natural law?
Which philosopher is associated with the notion that natural law is based on human reason?
Which philosopher is associated with the notion that natural law is based on human reason?
What is Jeremy Bentham's view on natural law, according to the text?
What is Jeremy Bentham's view on natural law, according to the text?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between natural rights and positive law?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between natural rights and positive law?
What is the key characteristic that distinguishes positive law from natural law?
What is the key characteristic that distinguishes positive law from natural law?
Which of the following statements best represents Bentham's view on rights, as implied by the text?
Which of the following statements best represents Bentham's view on rights, as implied by the text?
According to Mill, which of the following statements best reflects his stance on the distinction between higher and lower pleasures?
According to Mill, which of the following statements best reflects his stance on the distinction between higher and lower pleasures?
Which of the following statements best represents Mill's view on individual liberty?
Which of the following statements best represents Mill's view on individual liberty?
Based on the text, which of the following scenarios would Mill consider as an example of choosing a lower pleasure over a higher one?
Based on the text, which of the following scenarios would Mill consider as an example of choosing a lower pleasure over a higher one?
Which of the following statements best reflects Mill's view on the relationship between individual preferences and collective well-being?
Which of the following statements best reflects Mill's view on the relationship between individual preferences and collective well-being?
Based on the text, which of the following statements best represents Mill's criticism of Bentham's utilitarianism?
Based on the text, which of the following statements best represents Mill's criticism of Bentham's utilitarianism?
Which of the following statements best represents Mill's view on the role of individual preferences in determining the quality of pleasures?
Which of the following statements best represents Mill's view on the role of individual preferences in determining the quality of pleasures?
What is the only freedom that deserves the name according to the text?
What is the only freedom that deserves the name according to the text?
How does the text define intrinsically wrong actions like homosexuality?
How does the text define intrinsically wrong actions like homosexuality?
What is the main factor that determines whether an action is ethical according to the text?
What is the main factor that determines whether an action is ethical according to the text?
What does the text suggest as the essential factor for deciding whether an action is morally right or wrong?
What does the text suggest as the essential factor for deciding whether an action is morally right or wrong?
What is the role of motive in determining the morality of an action according to the text?
What is the role of motive in determining the morality of an action according to the text?
Which philosopher is associated with the notion that natural law is based on human reason?
Which philosopher is associated with the notion that natural law is based on human reason?
What is the distinction between intention and motive, according to the text?
What is the distinction between intention and motive, according to the text?
Which of the following human faculties does Mill suggest is exercised by making choices?
Which of the following human faculties does Mill suggest is exercised by making choices?
What is the main distinction between natural law and positive law?
What is the main distinction between natural law and positive law?
Why would an advocate of human rights struggle with a moral decision according to the text?
Why would an advocate of human rights struggle with a moral decision according to the text?
How does utilitarianism view the trade-off between human lives and other goods?
How does utilitarianism view the trade-off between human lives and other goods?
Why does utilitarianism consider placing monetary value on human life a taboo?
Why does utilitarianism consider placing monetary value on human life a taboo?
How does utilitarianism fail to respect individual rights?
How does utilitarianism fail to respect individual rights?
Why would even advocates of human rights struggle to argue against certain actions under utilitarianism?
Why would even advocates of human rights struggle to argue against certain actions under utilitarianism?
What does utilitarianism emphasize when it comes to individual preferences?
What does utilitarianism emphasize when it comes to individual preferences?
How does utilitarianism view the distinction between higher and lower pleasures according to Mill?
How does utilitarianism view the distinction between higher and lower pleasures according to Mill?
What is the essential factor for deciding whether an action is morally right or wrong according to Mill?
What is the essential factor for deciding whether an action is morally right or wrong according to Mill?
How does utilitarianism define the purpose of saving someone from drowning 'because he/she hopes to get paid for the trouble'?
How does utilitarianism define the purpose of saving someone from drowning 'because he/she hopes to get paid for the trouble'?
What does utilitarianism consider as the primary goal when it comes to foresight of consequences?
What does utilitarianism consider as the primary goal when it comes to foresight of consequences?
In what sense do individuals matter according to utilitarianism?
In what sense do individuals matter according to utilitarianism?
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