Exam 5: Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

Utilitarianism (in all its forms)requires that in our actions we always try to maximize utility,everyone considered.This requirement has given rise to:

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Question 21

Joel Feinberg shows that someone who directly pursues happiness:

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Question 22

Defenders of act-utilitarianism insist that the scenarios that seem to show utilitarianism in conflict with commonsense morality are:

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Question 23

John Stuart Mill says that humans by nature desire happiness and nothing but happiness;therefore happiness is the standard by which we should judge human conduct,and therefore the principle of utility is the heart of morality.But this argument is controversial,because:

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Question 24

Psychological egoism is a:

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Question 25

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Utilitarianism (in all its forms)requires that in our actions we always try to maximize utility,everyone considered.This requirement has given rise to:

Joel Feinberg shows that someone who directly pursues happiness:

Defenders of act-utilitarianism insist that the scenarios that seem to show utilitarianism in conflict with commonsense morality are:

John Stuart Mill says that humans by nature desire happiness and nothing but happiness;therefore happiness is the standard by which we should judge human conduct,and therefore the principle of utility is the heart of morality.But this argument is controversial,because:

Psychological egoism is a:

Ethics and the Examined Life

Subjectivism, Relativism, and Emotivism

Evaluating Moral Arguments

The Power of Moral Theories

Nonconsequentialist Theories: Do Your Duty

Virtue Ethics: Be A Good Person

Abortion

Altering Genes and Cloning Humans

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Capital Punishment

Drug Use, Harm, and Personal Liberty

Sexual Morality

Same-Sex Marriage

Environmental Ethics

Animal Rights

Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

Equality and Affirmative Action

Global Economic Justice

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