Philosophy exam 3
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10 Terms
What is Utilitarianism?
Holds that the most moral choice has to result in the greatest amount of overall happiness
What are Two objections to Utilitarianism?
1) There is more to life than just pleasure.
2) Utilitarianism demands us to do what is unjust
What is Hedonism?
Holds that pleasure, happiness, and enjoyment are the sole/ primary goods in life
What is Quantitive Hedonism?
A higher pleasure is one that results in higher QUANTITY of happiness
What is Qualitative Hedonism?
A higher pleasure is one that results in higher QUALITY of happiness
What are lower pleasures? What are higher pleasures?
1) Physical, bodily pleasure.
2) Intellectual, mental pleasure
How can we measure what is a higher or lower pleasure?
Mill says we need someone who has experienced both that can distinguish between the two
What was Mill’s reply to the first Utilitarian objection? (Swine)
There are different types of pleasure. Higher and lower
What was Pojman’s reply to the second objection?
Justice does not always drop utility.
What is consequentialism?
A type of Utilitarianism, holding that morality of an action is determined by its outcomes
