PHIL 2020 Lecture Notes - Rule Utilitarianism, Deontological Ethics, Consequentialism
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Jeremy bentham influence is what mill both extends and challenges. Mill - he was shielded from other children his age b/c his dad thought they would corrupt his. Dad had aim to create a genius child that would take utilitarianism from bentham to the future. Read plato and other shit by the time he"s 8, he also speaks latin and greek. Continuation of the iliad is the first attempt at poetry. 14 goes to paris and meets fancy smart people. He has a nervous breakdown at 20 cause by physical and mental difficulty of his studies. He loves this girl harriet for 20 years, her hubby dies and they get married after. Utilitarianism when deciding right or wrong moral decision, you look at what it produces. Bentham - utility was the greatest happiness principal (quantitative measure) One must act to create the greatest happiness among all sentient beings within reason. Kunt you lie or you don"t lie or principal (deontology)
