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What is Utilitarianism?
An ethical theory that defines goodness by usefulness and consequences; right actions maximize pleasure and minimize pain.
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Jeremy Bentham.
Who is the founder of modern utilitarianism?
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The Principle of Utility (actions judged by their ability to produce happiness and reduce pain).
What principle did Bentham introduce?
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Pleasure and pain.
According to Bentham, what are the two sovereign masters that govern human actions?
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Felicific (Hedonic) Calculus (intensity, duration, certainty, propinquity, purity, extent).
What is Bentham’s method for measuring pleasure and pain?
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John Stuart Mill.
Who refined Bentham’s utilitarianism with the idea of higher and lower pleasures?
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Experience both pleasures; those with knowledge prefer higher intellectual pleasures.
What is Mill’s test for distinguishing higher pleasures?
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The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the measure of right and wrong.
What is the “Principle of the Greatest Number”?
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What is the utilitarian view on motives?
Outcomes matter more than motives (moral worth comes from results).
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How does Mill connect rights with utility?
Rights are valid claims society protects because they increase overall happiness.
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Example of utilitarian application
Eradication of disease, building schools, improving living conditions.
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St. Thomas Aquinas.
Who is the key figure of Natural Law Theory?
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Humans are naturally inclined to do good and avoid evil.
What is Aquinas’ basic claim about human nature?
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What are the Primary Precepts (basic goods)?
Preserve life, reproduction, educate children, seek God, live in society, law and order, reject ignorance.
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What are Secondary Precepts?
Practical rules derived from the primary precepts (e.g., laws and moral rules).
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Ignorance (thinking something is good when it’s not) or emotions overpowering reason.
Why do people commit bad actions?
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What is the Is-Ought Problem by David Hume?
It’s fallacious to assume that because something is a certain way, it ought to be that way.
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Example of Is-Ought challenge
Survival instinct or reproduction is natural, but not always morally good in every case.
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From Greek “Deon” = duty/necessity; the study of moral obligation.
What does "Deontology" mean?
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What is the central claim of deontology?
Actions are inherently right or wrong, regardless of their consequences.
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Immanuel Kant.
Who is the main philosopher of deontology?
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A good will (acting from moral duty).
What is the only thing unconditionally good according to Kant?
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What are Hypothetical Imperatives?
Commands based on personal desiresoals (e.g., to pass, you must study).
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What are Categorical Imperatives?
Universal moral laws binding regardless of desires or outcomes.
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First formulation of Categorical Imperative
Universalizability — act only on maxims you can will as universal laws.
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Treat humanity always as an end, never merely as a means.
Second formulation of Categorical Imperative
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Autonomy — rational beings legislate moral law for themselves.
Third formulation of Categorical Imperative
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Motives (intention/duty) determine morality, not outcomes.
What is the difference between motives and consequences in deontology?
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Keeping a promise vs. preventing harm (conflicting duties).
Example of deontological dilemma
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