PHIL-P 140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: John Stuart Mill, Hypothetical Imperative, Theological Virtues
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P140 exam i study guide (20 questions from the list below will be selected for the exam) [bear in mind: 2018 is in the 21st century, etc. ] Pleasure and the absence of pain: what is the foundational principle of morality? (give name and its content. ) Actions are right if they promote happiness, wrong if they don"t. Not really; ends might justice the means if it increases happiness. Other possible answer : no, only the outcome (of happiness) matters, not the morality of the actions getting there: spell out the steps of mill"s ch. 4 proof" of his foundational principle. Each person desires happiness and does actions to get it. Happiness is the only end people want (all other desirable ends lead to happiness) General happiness is the ultimate end of human action. What"s morally right is what makes the ultimate end of human action. Sometimes if it"s for the greater good, people can violate others rights and justice.
