Ethics Exam 2 What Makes Someone's Life Go Best? Parfit

What are the three kinds of theory of self-interest? State each

What is the difference between Narrow Hedonism and Preference-Hedonism? Why

does Parfit reject Narrow Hedonism? What does the Freud example show?

What is the difference between the Unrestricted Desire-Fulfilment Theory and the

Success Theory? What is the dying stranger case?

How do Preference-Hedonism and the Success Theory differ on being deceived?

What is the failed-parent case, and what does it suggest about events after one's

death?

Why don't actual desires alone work? What is the King Lear example, and how

does comparing strength of preferences help?

What is the difference between Summative and Global versions? What is the drug

addiction case? Which does Parfit find more plausible?

What is on the Objective List? What is the key difference between the Success

Theory and the Objective List Theory about why things are bad for us?

How do cases like the grass-counter and the sadist bear on the choice between

theories?

What is the composite view? Does Parfit endorse a theory?