What does utilitarianism think that "the good" consists of?
How would this be applied in some common situations requiring ethical judgment?
- Utilitarianism: The view that we should act to promote the greatest amount of happiness (and create the last amount of suffering possible) for the greatest number of people.
- Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill developed this theory, based on hedonism. Mill maintained that "higher" pleasures have more intrinsic worth than "lower" ones, at least for those who are capable of appreciating both.
One major criticism of utilitarianism is its potential conflict with the principle of justice: that is, treating an individual unjustly so long as this leads to more overall happiness.
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Which of the following is true of threats in the SWOT model?
A. They typically present a chance to increase the profitability of a company. B. They are due to factors purely internal to a company. C. They are almost always something a company can control. D. They are often unavoidable.
The Perfect Pretender thought experiment is intended to show that
A. mental states do not exist. B. having the right behavioral dispositions is sufficient for being in a mental state. C. to have behavioral dispositions is to have a mind. D. having the right behavioral dispositions is not sufficient for being in a mental state.
"No amount of evidence could make me change my mind on this: no dictator is a terrorist" is
A) an unreasonable conceptual belief B) an unreasonable empirical belief C) an inconsistent set of beliefs D) a dogmatic attitude
To Sikhs, the word guru means
a. teacher. b. priest. c. follower. d. leader.