PHI 2397 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Deontological Ethics, Natural And Legal Rights, Universal Rule
26 Mar 2018
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John stuart mill: uses epicurean in an (cid:498)insulting(cid:499) manner. He accused epicureans of being hedonists (pleasure seeker just wants to. We avoid pain and seek pleasure all people do this, it is uncontroversial. unhappy and focuses on the things that make them happy (cid:523)all people do. Jeremy bentham: 18th century english this, no need to talk to a priest about it) Avoid what makes them ways: what should i do with my life? party) Whatever the pleasure is, it is good, and the greater good must be the good for the greatest number. (the more people experiencing that good = the greater the good) Act so as to create the greatest good (happiness) for the greatest number. Believed that what is good must be useful. What has utility is what is useful. Naturalism: we are creatures that seek pleasure and avoid pain (fact) automatically goes to a value. morality) Bentham is a huge animal rights activist (even though apparently everyone.
