Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism

12th Grade

16 Qs

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Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism

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Philosophy

12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The principle of utility is...

the greatest happiness of all those whose interest is in question, as being the right and proper... end of human action.

the greatest happiness of all those whose preference is in question, as being the right and proper... end of human action.

the greatest happiness of all those whose interest is at risk of abandonment, as being the right and proper... end of human action.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bentham described "utility" as...

the property of being practically useful.

the extent of the usefulness of an object.

a property bringing benefit, advantage, pleasure, good or happiness.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bentham's approach to happiness was...

qualitative.

quantitative.

qualified.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mill said that we would prefer higher pleasures if...

people in authority direct us to them.

our basic physical needs are met.

we have also experienced lower pleasures.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mill's approach to happiness was...

qualitative.

quantitative.

qualified.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Smart says Mill's approach is not purely hedonistic as it asserts that...

happiness is pleasure we approve of.

happiness can vary according to opinion.

preferences for certain types of pleasure come into play.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who imagined a machine that could produce the experience of a happy life and asked if one would choose to stay attached to it, if the machine took away the knowledge that the life it "gave" wasn't real?

Smart

Moore

Nozick

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