Ethics 10 - Consequentialism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some kinds of action (such as killing the innocent) are wrong in themselves, and not just wrong because they have bad consequences. <=> nonconsequentialism

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