PHIL 1612 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Glendon College, Act Utilitarianism, Rule Utilitarianism
2 Feb 2017
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Act utilitarianism (morals come from morals) promote happiness (before utility) But some dispute happiness, some happy when not a goal (byproduct of something else) Don"t love money for money, but to buy things to be happy. Love spouse, make them happy, but not why you love them for happiness (not enough), love people for who they are, character. Moore imagine if 2 worlds: a has love, art, music, literature, etc, b has only happiness. p. 22 (moore), better to be human dissatisfied than fool satisfied only know own side . Intellect = knows both sides, enlightenment over dumb rebuttal to hedonism. On happiness better to know truth than fantasy (not just sensation) Cultivate learning, p. 178 (mill advocate of education, all people should develop taste +p. 172) Base idea of utilitarianism, many disagree with mill general welfare and utility. Vaccine flu not crisis, can"t force to have done (kantian line) But deadly disease, if less than 90% would break into epidemic (mill)
