Utilitarianism A2 AQA

The greater good for the greatest happiness
1. Pleasure over Pain
Bentham
1. Utility
  1. Felicific Calculus
    1. Felicity=Happiness
    2. Pleasure counts more if...
      1. More intense
      2. Last longer
      3. Happen sooner rather than later
      4. Produce many pleasures >fewer pains
        Complex form of dictation whether am act should be performed or not
      5. Direct Pleasure & Pain
        Intesnity
        Duration
        Certainty
        Remoteness
        Effects
        Fecundity
        Purity
Mill
1. Quality
  1. Human beings
    1. Able to experience pleasure
      1. Deep personal relationships
        Art
        Creative Thought
  2. Over quantity
    1. Satisfy "Higher Capacities"
      1. Higher & Lower Pleasures
2. Happiness
  1. Intended pleasure & absence of pain
  2. Unhappiness
    1. Pain & privation of pleasure
3. Prefer to be dissatisfied human; than a satisfied pig
  1. Our sense of dignity
Question of Pleasure
1. Bentham
  1. Instant pleasure the better
    1. Instant gratification
    2. Ranked in sensual pleasures
      1. Less Demanding
        Hedonistic
        Annotations:
        The claim that pleasure is happiness and the only good
      2. More readily available
2. Mill
  1. Quality pleasures
    1. Higher Capacities
      1. Structure Class
        More Demanding
        For the Elite
    2. Pleasure is higher than another if almost everyone who is 'competently acquainted' w/ both prefers one over the other
Preference
1. Be in touch w/ reality but not because it brings us pleasure
  1. We should maximise people's preferences
    1. Having preference is valuable

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