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Bentham
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Religious Studies
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05/08/2014

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Term
Hedonic Calculus
Definition
Remoteness-how near is it
Purity-how free from pain is it
Richness-to what extent it will lead to other pleasures
Intensity-how powerful is it
Certainty-how likely is it to result
Extent-how many people it effects
Duration-how long it takes
Term
Bentham
Definition
equated happiness with pleasure and the absence of pain
empirical observation- people desire pleasure and seek to avoid pain
study of ethics-undertaken in practical way
carefully measuring the possible consequences before deciding which choice to take
Term
Benthams theories
Definition
lead to extensive social reform
affecting banks,parliament,criminal law etc.
resulted in people being considered when making laws
Term
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