PHI 2397 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hypothetical Imperative, Kantianism, Deontological Ethics
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The possible concequences determine the correction of the action. John stuart mill - 19th century english. Mill accuses bentham of being an epicurean. (hedonism -basic pleasure is everything) Epicurous - a meaningful lie is when you create your own rules to live by. Epictetus - a meaningful life is when you emerse yourself in someone elses rules. You only need 3 things in life (according to epicurus: friends, enough money to satisfy your basic needs, freedom (to think and speak what you want) We are not the ones who follow these rules. The greatest good is the greatest good for the greatest number. Act so to create the greatest amount of good for the greatest number. Useful is good, something that is useless is bad. Mill agrees with bentham, up to a point. Imagine a world filled with only miley cyruses.
