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What is hedonism? |
The notion that pleasure is at the center of all human decision making. We act to maximize pleasure and minimize pain |
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What is social hedonism? |
The theory that things should be done to make the greatest number of people the happiest, instead of making just one person happy. |
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Who was social hedonism invented by? |
Jeremy Bentham |
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What historical period gave rise to the idea of social hedonism? |
The industrial revolution. So many people lived in poverty, that the main goal was to try to make everyone happy, instead of just the rich being happy. |
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What is the principle of utility? |
The idea that everything is done in order to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. |
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How did John Stuart Mill's Ideas contrast with those of Jeremy Bentham? |
John thought that Jeremy's theory was too simple, and that there were levels and degrees to pleasure and pain. |
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What are the two ways that pleasure can be assessed, according to Mill? |
1. Only those fully acquainted with both pleasures can decide which one is better. 2.If there is no consensus, the level of pleasure is a matter of personal preference, not fact. |
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What are higher pleasures? |
Pleasures that involve greater focus or work by the brain, intellectual pleasures |
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What are lower pleasures? |
Pleasures that are simple in thought and execution |
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Many people disagree with Mill's notion of higher and lower pleasures. What is one of the most likely theories for this? |
We have been socially conditioned to enjoy lower pleasures, by the movies, music, and other activities that pop culture promotes |
