University of California Irvine Utilitarianism Can Be Distinguished from Hedonism Discussion

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02:117 Back Discussion Details Samuel Kelso Group 2 Utilitarianism is different from hedonism when considering who's happiness and pain they want to maximize and minimize, respectively. Hedonists will only want to maximize their OWN happiness and minimize their OWN pain while a proponent of utilitarianism will want to maximize EVERYONE'S happiness and minimize EVERYONE'S pain. In other words, a proponent of hedonism will only consider their own feelings while a proponent of utilitarianism will consider the general wellbeing of everyone, and not just themselves. When making a moral decision, utilitarianism will weigh out the benefits and the costs of the consequences of making that decision will do. A hedonistic calculus is a number or algorithm used to calculate how mush pleasure or happiness that will be produced from a certain decision. Therefore, it can be used to figure out if a moral decision should even be made - a proponent of utilitarianism will only claim that it should be made if the benefits or positive outcomes are higher (or that there are more of) than the costs, or negative outcomes. Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox 02:117 Back Discussion Details Samuel Kelso Group 2 What is utilitarianism? Why is this proposal a form of consequentialism? Utilitarianism is a normative ethics theory that argues that the morally right action to take is the one that maximizes everyone's happiness and minimizes their suffering. In order the answer the second part of this prompt, we must first define consequentialism. Consequentialism is a line of philosophical thinking that argues that the consequences of ones actions will determine whether or not an action is morally right or wrong. Essentially if ones actions have a positive outcome, they are morally right and if not they are morally wrong. Utilitarianism falls under this umbrella as it too focuses on consequences of ones actions. It is just slightly more specific as it focuses on happiness and suffering rather than overall positive and negative outcomes. Both also create a more black and white situation when determining whether or not a situation is right or wrong as they do not concern themselves with motives or emotions but solely outcomes. Reply = Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox 02:13 1 Back Discussion Details Rena Goldstein Group 1 Dillon Tahara Jul 11 at 4:09 PM 1) What is the classical account of knowledge? According to the lecture, the classical account of knowledge is a theory of getting to a truth of an answer or question through non-luck. The classical account of knowledge states that the proposed question being sought after must be true. Also one must believe that the proposed question is true. Lastly, the person proposing the question must have justified belief in knowing that the proposition is true. For example, if someone asked us a question and that they believed in that it was true, then finding the truth in the book would be justified evidence to state that the proposition is true. Because we found the truth by searching through a book or resources, then this means that it wasn't mere luck that we found the truth and that it took some work or effort to find it. Reply = Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox 02:14 9 Back Discussion Details Rena Goldstein Group 1 (5) Is knowledge more valuable than mere true belief? Knowledge is more valuable than that of mere true belief because as Plato had argued, knowledge has a kind of stability that true belief just does not have. Knowledge is simply tethered true belief that cannot simply escape us. True belief on the other hand is simply a belief that, while maybe true, can easily be disproven or swayed into a different direction when other contrary evidence shows up. An example of this would be that of a trained doctor and giving out proper medication compared to an individual who simply has true belief of what a medication would do. A regular individual without medical training may have the true belief that Tylenol would relieve one's headache after a night of drinking, while this may be true, that individual would most likely not know why, only simply that it removes the pain. A trained doctor on the other hand would have knowledge on how Tylenol relieves a painful headache as well as why a hangover gives you a headache. Through years of training and education, the doctor would have grounded the physiological and chemical basis as to why Tylenol = Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox 02:14 9 Back Discussion Details Rena Goldstein Group 1 example of this would be that of a trained doctor and giving out proper medication compared to an individual who simply has true belief of what a medication would do. A regular individual without medical training may have the true belief that Tylenol would relieve one's headache after a night of drinking, while this may be true, that individual would most likely not know why, only simply that it removes the pain. A trained doctor on the other hand would have knowledge on how Tylenol relieves a painful headache as well as why a hangover gives you a headache. Through years of training and education, the doctor would have grounded the physiological and chemical basis as to why Tylenol could relieve pain as well as its harmful side effects. Something that the individual does not have.This example shows us another reason why knowledge is more valuable that true belief. While both the regular individual and the doctor know that Tylenol relieves pain, the doctor knows that Tylenol could damage your liver and have harmful effects, especially after a night of drinking. Reply = Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox
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Utilitarianism can be distinguished from hedonism by considering the concept of pain
and happiness. Utilitarianism focuses on maximizing the wellbeing and happiness of every
person while also minimizing their pain. On the other hand, the proponents of hedonism focus on
their own feelings and happiness without considering the wellbeing of other people.
Both utilitarianism and hedonism are applied in moral decision making in the society.
Decision makers applying utilitarianism weighs the advantages and subsequent ...


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