AHSS*1260 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tyrant, Universalizability, John Stuart Mill
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Jeremy bentham early u; diff from mill"s later version. On liberty part of political plsp. Can do right thing, but no genuinely moral w/o good intention. K was suspicious of h bc he thought it was too subjective. A moral theory needs to be objective so that it can be relevant for everyone. It is way too different for everyone to play a meaning role as a objective moral theory. Bentham says it"s the achievement or pleasure and avoidance of pain! Whatever i do, i want to secure pleasure + avoid pain: psychological hedonism. We do act to secure pleasure + avoid pain: ethical hedonism. We should + ought to secure pleasure + avoid pain: so this means, it doesn"t have to be my pleasure or my pain! Which leads to the idea of utility competes with ci from k. Act to produce the greatest h (p not pain) for the greatest # of ppl.
