The reason this is interesting is because it would seem that because pain and pleasure are primary values, pain and pleasure would also be primary motives for why people make decisions. This could propose that Bentham is not a dedicated utilitarian and is somewhere in the middle, albeit leaning utilitarianism. This is similar to how reductionism suggests to be a compromise between materialism and dualism, albeit leaning towards materialism. It could also suggest that utilitarianism and deontology are not mutually exclusive. It may just be a matter of when the pain and pleasure matter that separate the two. For deontology pain and pleasure may matter only in the motive. In consequentialism, pain and pleasure may matter only in the consequences of the action. Pleasure and pain have plenty of depth behind their denotation. The theories back then have significant implications
The reason this is interesting is because it would seem that because pain and pleasure are primary values, pain and pleasure would also be primary motives for why people make decisions. This could propose that Bentham is not a dedicated utilitarian and is somewhere in the middle, albeit leaning utilitarianism. This is similar to how reductionism suggests to be a compromise between materialism and dualism, albeit leaning towards materialism. It could also suggest that utilitarianism and deontology are not mutually exclusive. It may just be a matter of when the pain and pleasure matter that separate the two. For deontology pain and pleasure may matter only in the motive. In consequentialism, pain and pleasure may matter only in the consequences of the action. Pleasure and pain have plenty of depth behind their denotation. The theories back then have significant implications