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We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences.

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We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences.

Many things are intrinsically good (for example, virtue, knowledge, pleasure, life, and freedom). <=> pluralism

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We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences.

    { 1 } - pluralism
    { 2 } - egoism
    { 3 } - consequentialism
    { 4 } - hedonism
    { 5 } - classical utilitarianism

We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for ourselves. <=> egoism

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We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences.

    { 1 } - pluralism
    { 2 } - egoism
    { 3 } - consequentialism
    { 4 } - hedonism
    { 5 } - classical utilitarianism

We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences. <=> consequentialism

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We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences.

    { 1 } - pluralism
    { 2 } - egoism
    { 3 } - consequentialism
    { 4 } - hedonism
    { 5 } - classical utilitarianism

Only pleasure is intrinsically good and only pain is intrinsically bad. <=> hedonism

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We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences.

    { 1 } - pluralism
    { 2 } - egoism
    { 3 } - consequentialism
    { 4 } - hedonism
    { 5 } - classical utilitarianism

We ought to do whatever brings about the greatest balance of pleasure over pain for everyone affected by our action. <=> classical utilitarianism

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