Rule utilitarianism (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
15 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
15 cards from this deck
Developer of rule utilitarianism
Developer of rule utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill
Mill's label for Bentham's ethics
Mill's label for Bentham's ethics
Swine ethics
What does Mill's liberal principle emphasize?
What does Mill's liberal principle emphasize?
Maximum freedom/liberty for individuals
Mill's harm principle
Mill's harm principle
Actions shouldn't harm another individual
Rule utilitarianism key idea
Rule utilitarianism key idea
Follow rules for greatest happiness over time
Mill's issue with Bentham's utility
Mill's issue with Bentham's utility
Happiness too complex for simple calculations
Mill's secondary principles
Mill's secondary principles
General rules from society's best results
Mill's pleasure measurement approach
Mill's pleasure measurement approach
Qualitatively, then quantitatively
Lower pleasures examples
Lower pleasures examples
Food, drink, drugs, sex
Higher pleasures examples
Higher pleasures examples
Passion, love, art, poetry, knowledge
What does Mill avoid calculating?
What does Mill avoid calculating?
Pleasure/pain in the moment
Harm principle prevents what?
Harm principle prevents what?
Individual harm for others' pleasure
Mill's aim vs hedonism
Mill's aim vs hedonism
Human flourishing
Mill on universal human rights
Mill on universal human rights
Doesn't believe in them
What does Mill's theory ignore about actions?
What does Mill's theory ignore about actions?
Intentions behind them