PHIL 329 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 Week 2
28 Jan 2016
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Nh kill one and save 5 - nh = +4 futures with happy experiences. Nh let you go and let 5 die - nh = 0. Note: the net happiness in the alternative is not negative because we need the right difference in net happiness (4) Not all cases where you choose to do nothing result in a net happiness of zero. Don"t disarm bomb nh = suffering of 100 people. Nh not peep - tom"s pain, unhappiness (-ive) We are assuming that tom is skillful and so his victim does not know she is being videotaped and therefore does not experience unhappiness i. ii. i. ii. Create a utopian society - 1 child"s pain. Create a normal society - millions suffering from illness. Note: one where individuals do not experience illness. Bfw - one (innocent) man experiences pain (smaller -ive value) Not bfw - pain of riots (much larger -ive value)
