PHLA11H3 Lecture Notes - Felicific Calculus, Consequentialism
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Tries to explain right and wrong actions in a more fundamental and general manner. What makes some consequences better than others. Goodness of consequences depends on pleasure and lack of pain. Reason being, enough for pigs to be happy. Higher quality and therefore, heavier and of more value. Better to be dissatisfied and pursue higher pleasures than being happy with only lower pleasures. It"s too demanding to act, thinking about society and aiming to please all. Doesn"t care about the aim or why it is done. Only says to do x to max utility. Even if say not need to have motive/aim, still need to max utility. You only have to do the act available to you. No power to do things on a large scale. Secondary principle more likely to do right thing. Have common sense rules, just not follow because desire for instant gratification. Actions are wrong if haven"t chosen the best.
