S1 Utilitarianism 1

Utilitarianism makes moral decisions based on

• being the best human you can be

• the likely consequences

• what you want to do

• your intentions

hedonism is when we try to...

• maximise pain and minimise pleasure

• minimise pain and minimise pleasure

• maximise pleasure and minimise pain

hedonism is...

• the pursuit of pleasure

• the attempt to minimise pleasure

• about being the best human you can be

• flourishing

Two philosophers associated with Utilitarianism are...

• Bentham and Aristotle

• Mill and Kant

• Bentham and Mill

• Aristotle and Kant

consequences are...

• to do with flourishing

• the result of an action

• too little of something

• to do with the development of your character

Bentham thought we can measure pleasure and pain. This approach is

• quantitative

• qualitative

Bentham thought we should not treat our family with special importance. This is called

• human rights

• equal rights

• equity

• eudaimonia

Utilitarianism says that the right thing to do is the thing that brings...

• happiness

• the greatest good for you

• joy

• the greatest good for the greatest number

doing the thing which results in the greatest happiness for the greatest number is known as the...

• golden mean

• universalisable

• greatest happiness principle

• equity

Mill thought we should aim for Higher Order pleasure. Two examples of Higher order pleasure are...

• art and food

• drink and literature

• music and sleeping

• literature and art