PHIL 136 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Jeremy Bentham, Act Utilitarianism, Consequentialism
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Moral theory- explains not why one event causes another but why an action is right or wrong or why a person or a person"s character is good or bad. Consequentialist moral theories insist that the rightness of actions depends solely on their consequences. Deontological (or nonconsequentialist) theories say that the rightness of actions is determined not solely by their consequences buy partly or entirely by their intrinsic nature. Refers to the view that right actions are those that result in the most beneficial balance of good over bad consequences for everyone involved. moral rules or unbending moral principles. by individual actions. Says we should maximize the nonmoral good of everyone affected, regardless of the contrary urgings of. Act utilitarianism - the idea that the rightness of actions depends solely on the relative good produced. Rule-utilitarianism- latter approach which avoids judging rightness by specific acts and focuses. Classified by english philosopher jeremy bentham (1748-1832)
