PHILOS 2YY3 Lecture Notes - Jeremy Bentham, Robert Nozick, Monism
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September 25: the good vs the right. Give important discussion of hedonism claims that pleasure is the intrinsic value to be held above all others. Applied to all manners of social structures; law, government etc: bentham"s hedonism: An action is right insofar as it promotes pleasure and wrong if it incites pain. Linking of the good and the right. Sensation, psychological state, satisfaction the way we experience our pleasure and include the interests of others not only physical pleasure, but emotional, mental pleasures, psychological achievement are included also. Focuses on motivation and value our theories must account for what we seek and why we seek it. Intensity: the more intense the pleasure, the more positive, the more intense the pain, the more negative. Duration: the longer the pleasure, the better, the longer the pain, the more negative. Certainty or uncertainty whether or not the result is entirely predictable.