PHI-2630 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Consequentialism, John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham
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Consequentialists may differ over the issue of what is intrinsic value. Be(cid:374)tha(cid:373) a(cid:374)d mill"s theo(cid:396)(cid:455) of utilita(cid:396)ia(cid:374)is(cid:373) (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) the idea that happi(cid:374)ess is e(cid:374)ti(cid:396)el(cid:455) constituted by experiences of pleasure and unhappiness by experiences of displeasure or pain. Perfectionist consequentialism: perfectionist consequentialism: an action is right if and only if (and because) it would (if performed) likely bring about a greater net balance of perfectionist goods than would any alternative action one might perform instead. Value perfectionist: it is states of human perfection, including knowledge and achievement, that. Act consequentialism: utilitarianism, hedonistic utilitarianism, and perfectionist consequentialism have intrinsic value: concrete actions and their consequences. Rule consequentialism: rule consequentialism: the view that the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on whether it is required, permitted, or prohibited by a rule whose consequences are best. Rules that require, permit, or prohibit various courses of action are evaluated by reference to the values of their consequences.
