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pleasure is an intrinsic good, what is morally good is that which produces pleasure |
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| impersonal hedonism, ones pleasures do not count, must do what is best for all |
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| the greatest happiness for the greatest number |
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| the greatest happiness principle |
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| Objection #1 to Utilitarianism |
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| It is impossible for human life to be happy. (retort: surely this is an exaggeration) |
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| Objection #2 to Utilitarianism |
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| Human being swon't be stisfied with a life of only occasional highs and a few pains. (retort: they will, and have been satisfied with less in the past) |
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| Objection #3 to Utilitarianism |
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| Humans have an obligation to learn to do without happiness. Incompatible with Christian morals which call for self-sacrified. |
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| Utilitarianism is not a motive for doing right, it is a way to determine what is right after you have already decided to do what is right |
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| external and internal sanctions are penalties in the form of social or personal pressure, they are the reason why we choose to be moral |
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| internal sanctions, and that complex phenomenon is basically just "a subjective feeling in our own minds." |
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| Is pleasure really the greatest good for a human being? (Ex. scenarios of constant pleasure) |
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| seems difficult to do hedonistic calculations for other people |
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| am i doing wrong if i don't maximize happiness (Ex. watch tv all day) |
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| how does one quantify the hedonistic calculus? |
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| duty: are we obligated to break promises if they result in greater pleasure |
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