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What is act utilitarianism?

Act utilitarianism, founded by Jeremy Bentham, is a utilitarian view on ethics which holds that each person should act in a manner which brings about the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest numb...

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What does it mean for an argument to be valid?

An argument is valid if and only if the following is impossible: all of the premises are true and the conclusion is false. E.g. the argument below is valid:(1) All men are mortal(2) Socra...

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Can Qualia be accounted for in terms of physical facts?

Nagel's notion of qualia is a subjective and notoriously difficult internal sensation to define. It is factual in the same way the sensations of pain or pleasure, hot or cold, soft or rough are in descrip...

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I'm having trouble understanding and remembering the Utilitarianism Felicific calculus, can you help me remember it?

First of all, don't panic. Every philosopher gets their head into a spin with theories, and if they don't they probably aren't understanding it all...
So Bentham's Utilitarianism can be broken down r...

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How do you critically assess a theory?

To critically assess a theory in a philosophy paper, you need to do three core things. 1) Firstly, you need to clearly explain the theory (this is where you show off all the knowle...

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