“To what shall the character of utility be ascribed, if not to that which is a source of pleasure?”
– Jeremy Bentham
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Hedonism
The “Evil Pleasures” Objection
The Experience Machine Objection
Desire Theories
Bizarre Desires
Changing Preferences
Objective List Theories
Is Objective Value “Spooky”?
Alienation
Practical Implications of Theories of Well-Being
Conclusion
Resources and Further Reading
Introduction
Welfarism
Hedonism
Desire Theories
Objective List Theories
Introduction
A core element of utilitarianism is welfarism—the view that only the welfare (also called well-being) of individuals determines how good a particular state of the world is. While consequentialists claim that what is right is to promote the amount of good in the world, welfarists specifically equate the good to be promoted with well-being.
Philosophers use the term “well-being” to refer to what's good for a person, as opposed to what's good per se, or “from the point of view of the Universe” to use Sidgwick's poetic phrase. Utilitarianism holds that well-being is always good from the point of view of the universe, and not just good for the individual. But other views may coherently deny this. For example, one might think that [...]
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Outline:
(00:18) Introduction
(02:29) Hedonism
(05:32) The Evil Pleasures Objection
(08:45) The Experience Machine Objection
(12:34) Desire Theories
(15:29) Bizarre Desires
(16:19) Changing Preferences
(18:10) Objective List Theories
(20:17) Is Objective Value Spooky?
(23:07) Alienation
(24:33) Practical Implications of Theories of Well-Being
(26:08) Conclusion
(27:37) Introduction
(28:42) Welfarism
(29:10) Hedonism
(30:25) Desire Theories
(31:35) Objective List Theories
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1. Introduction to Utilitarianism
This chapter introduces utilitarianism, and its major costs and benefits as a moral theory.
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2. Elements and Types of Utilitarianism
After defining utilitarianism, this chapter offers a detailed analysis of its four key elements (consequentialism, welfarism, impartiality, and aggregationism). It explains the difference between maximizing, satisficing, and scalar utilitarianism, and other important distinctions between utilitarian theories.
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