Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Experience Machine, Jeremy Bentham, Appeasement

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Utilitarianism: utilitarianism, the good and the right, the right action is the one that maximizes utility, utility = happiness, well-being, pleasure, preference satisfaction. Is happiness the only thing that matters: the pleasure machine, would you plug in, the experience machine, other accounts of welfare, desire satisfaction. Indirect utilitarianism: don"t justify particular actions by appeal to utility-promotion, decision-rule vs. criterion of rightness, well-being is maximized by each of us obeying the laws, objections to utilitarianism, too demanding: asks too much, too permissive: allows too much. Is it too demanding: direct utilitarianism: yes (world poverty: keep giving till it hurts) Indirect utilitarianism: not necessarily (secure property rights can contribute to greatest happiness) It fails to explain why actions are morally right or wrong. It would be unfair to disregard the burdens, so don"t "free ride: long term benefits, enforced laws benefit everyone, david hume: make short term and long term interests coincide.

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