Utilitarianism A2 AQA

Utilitarianism A2 AQA

1. The greater good for the greatest happiness

   • Pleasure over Pain

2. Bentham

   • Utility
     • Felicific Calculus
       • Felicity=Happiness
       • Pleasure counts more if...
         • More intense
         • Last longer
         • Happen sooner rather than later
         • Produce many pleasures >fewer pains
           • Complex form of dictation whether am act should be performed or not
         • Direct Pleasure & Pain
           • Intesnity
             • Duration
               • Certainty
                 • Remoteness
           • Effects
             • Fecundity
               • Purity

3. Mill

   • Quality
     • Human beings
       • Able to experience pleasure
         • Deep personal relationships
           • Art
             • Creative Thought
     • Over quantity
       • Satisfy "Higher Capacities"
         • Higher & Lower Pleasures
   • Happiness
     • Intended pleasure & absence of pain
     • Unhappiness
       • Pain & privation of pleasure
   • Prefer to be dissatisfied human; than a satisfied pig
     • Our sense of dignity

4. Question of Pleasure

   • Bentham
     • Instant pleasure the better
       • Instant gratification
       • Ranked in sensual pleasures
         • Less Demanding
           • Hedonistic
             • The claim that pleasure is happiness and the only good
         • More readily available
   • Mill
     • Quality pleasures
       • Higher Capacities
         • Structure Class
           • More Demanding
             • For the Elite
       • Pleasure is higher than another if almost everyone who is 'competently acquainted' w/ both prefers one over the other

5. Preference

   • Be in touch w/ reality but not because it brings us pleasure
     • We should maximise people's preferences
       • Having preference is valuable