PHIL 1304 Midterm: EXAM 3 Study Guide (got over 95% on it!)
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84 95 utilitarianism o healthy person dr x says its better for humanity id she kills the healthy person o o o o o o by more pleasure/pain)(cid:224) net happiness o o o following the rule means that one situation doesn"t have the greatest good o standard by which we should judge human conduct and therefor principle of utility is the heart of morality. Act utilitarianism (its most serious problem) conflicts with commonsense views about justice justice o requires equal treatment of persons happiness should be distributed fairly shouldn"t harm one to make others happy sometimes our obligations to others outweigh considerations of overall happiness o happiness even more? maximize happiness but don"t rules with exceptions maximize utility better than rules without them? o changes nothing o. 102 109 chapter 6: nonconsequentialist theories: do your duty o o o o sake) o o.
