ethics - act utilitarianism (ao1)
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jeremy bentham
what is good and bad in act utilitariansim
good=pleasure
bad=pain
hedonism
pleasure = good
hedonic calculus
how we determine what is the most good in balance with the least evil, we should base all of our actions of achieving the most good in balance with the least evil
hedonic calculus
intensity=how strong is the pleasure/pain involved?
duration=how long will the pleasure/pain last?
certainty=how sure are we that the pleasure/pain will occur?
propinquity=how soon will pleasure/pain occur?
fecundity=how likely is it that the pleasure/pain will lead to more?
purity=how likely is it that pain will result from original pleasure?
extent=how many people will be affected?
how is happiness and sadness measured?
hedons=happiness points
dolars=sadness points
nozick’s utility monster
hedons/dolars
scenario: 100 hedons are available, utility monster gets 20 hedons per cookie- therefore all cookies must go to the monster
distribution problem
100 hedons available:
10 to 10 people or 100 to 1 person