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13 Cards in this Set
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Do the ends justify the means?
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Yes.
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Is the action right or wrong in itself?
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No.
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What is the opposite of Utilitarianism?
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Deontology (Kant)
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If the consequence is good....
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Then who cares about the intention?
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How should we act?
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Act so that it creates the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people.
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What does Bentham consider?
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The quantity of happiness.
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What does Mill consider?
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Mill considers the quantity and the quality of happiness.
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What is an intellectual pleasure?
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A higher pleasure.
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Why is education important?
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Because it promotes intellectual pleasures for people.
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Discuss criticism of utilitarianism.
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We should focus on doing good an being happy in the next life because there is no perfect happiness in this life.
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Does it matter if the intentions are bad?
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No, as long it results in a good consequence.
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Why couldn't you get more pleasure from heavy metal music than you could from classical music?
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Because classical music is more intellectual, therefore it is a higher pleasure.
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Give two examples of higher pleasures.
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Learning a language and learning an instrument.
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