Exam 5: Consequentialist Theories: Maximize the Good

John Stuart Mill says,"It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied." This sentiment is an indictment of the glutton but also a pat on the back for:

Consider a scenario involving the possible killing of an innocent person for the good of others.Such an action could conceivably be sanctioned by:

A true ethical egoist chooses actions that:

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:

Psychological egoism is a:

Suppose you break your promise to visit your dying grandmother on the grounds that you can create more happiness by partying with your friends.This utilitarian view of the situation seems to conflict with:

Rule-utilitarianism has been accused of being internally inconsistent because the theory can:

Commonsense morality makes a distinction between doing our duty and doing more than duty requires,what are called supererogatory actions.This distinction seems to disappear in:

The philosopher who said that the greatest good is pleasure,and the greatest evil is pain,was:

When act- and rule-utilitarianism are applied to the same moral issue,they:

The theory that says to determine right action you must apply the egoistic principle to individual acts is called:

Utilitarianism is a moral theory for promoting:

If,according to Jeremy Bentham,only the total quantity of happiness matters,then the person closest to the moral ideal would be:

Suppose for someone there are only two possible actions: (1)read Aristotle or (2)spend a weekend on a tropical isle in intensely pleasurable debauchery.Under these circumstances,John Stuart Mill would likely:

Ethical egoism is the theory that:

Ethical egoism seems to conflict with:

To the classic utilitarian,happiness is:

Utilitarianism reminds us that:

Suppose a utilitarian judge decides to rule against a plaintive in a law suit just because people in general would be happier if the plaintive lost the case.Such a utilitarian move would conflict with: