Jeremy Bentham and utilitarianism 邊沁和功利主義

JeremyBenthamAndUtilitarianismBriefIntroductonofJeremyBenthamBorninLondon,EnglandAchildprodigy:readasayoungtoddlerandstudiedLatinattheageofthreeStudiedlawatQueen'sCollege,OxfordandcompletedhisBachelor'sdegreeandMaster'sdegree.aBritishphilosopher,jurist(法學家),socialreformer(改革家)andthefounderofmodernutilitarianism(功利主義)aleadingtheoristinAnglo-Americanphilosophyoflaw,andapoliticalradicalwhoseideasinfluencedthedevelopmentofwelfarism.konwnforhisadvocacyofutilitarianismandanimalrightsandtheideaofthepanopticon（圓形監(jiān)獄）.JeremyBentham(1748-1832)HisArguments

Headvocated:individualandeconomicfreedom

theseparationofchurchandstate(國教分離)

freedomofexpression

equalrightsforwomentherighttodivorce

thedecriminalising(合法化)ofhomosexualactstheabolitionofslavery,

theabolitionofthedeathpenaltytheabolitionofphysicalpunishment,includingchildren.HisWork

1.Utilitarianism

Thisphilosophyofutilitarianismtookforits"fundamentalaxiom",itisthegreatesthappinessofthegreatestnumberthatisthemeasureofrightandwrong".2.EconomicsBenthamstatedthatpleasuresandpainscanberankedaccordingtotheirvalueor"dimension"suchasintensity,duration,certaintyofapleasureorapain.3.AnimalrightsBenthamiswidelyregardedasoneoftheearliestproponentsofanimalrights,andhasevenbeenhailedas"thefirstpatronsaintofanimalrights".Utilitarianism(功利主義)Definitions:Utilitarianismisdefinedas"thegreatestgoodofthegreatestnumber".The"greatesthappinessprinciple",ortheprincipleofutility,formsthecornerstoneofallBentham'sthought.By"happiness",heunderstoodapredominanceof"pleasure"over"pain".Wedecidehowtoact,andthenjustifyouractions,byevaluatingwhichalternativesarelikelyresultinthegreatestgood.MeasurementofUtilityPleasureHappinessIdealsPreferencesTypesofUtilitarianismActUtilitarianism(情境功利主義)Anactisright,ifandonlyif,itresultsinasmuchgoodasanyavailablealternative.RuleUtilitarianism（規(guī)則功利主義）Anactisright,ifandonlyif,itisrequiredbyarulethatisitselfamemberofasetofruleswhoseacceptancewouldleadtogreaterutilityforsocietythananyavailablealternative.ExamplesA:Youareasurgeonandyouhave5patients.1ofthepatienthasonlyaminorconcussion(腦震蕩),howeverthe4otherswilldieunlesstheygetanorgantransplant（器官移植）.the1healthypatientisaperfectmatchandcansavethelivesofthe4(eachoneneedsadifferentorgan)doyousacrificethe1forthegoodofthe4?anActUtilitarianismwouldweighthecostvsthebenefitandsacrificethe1healthypatient="greatergood"B:-killingismurder,andmurderiswrong(thiscanbearule)

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