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Bentham and Crits Get the mini-whiteboards!!! LO s To revisit and evaluate some of the key ideas of Bentham To consider insights into possible crits

If this is the answer, what is the question? Pairs 1 – Francis Hutcheson 2 – Pleasure pain 3 – David Hume 4 – A posteriori, empirical 5 – Lots, primarily law reforming 6 – Hedonic Calculus 7 – 7 8 – Unpredictable 9 – JS Mill

Initial Discussion Should the greatest misery of the few justify greatest happiness of the great number – Gertrude Himmelfarb? Are all pleasures of equal value? Can happiness be defined? If it can, how do we measure it?

Podcast – 15 mins Philip Schofield – Bentham philosopher. Take notes of additional information and points of interesting under sub-heading – ‘Philip Schofield’ on Bentham Share most interesting thing with your partner

Bentham Crits Discuss in groups possible weaknesses with Bentham’s utilitarianism.

Bentham Crits No individual human rights might stand in the way of general happiness Could justify evil actions Tyranny of majority Can never have knowledge of all consequences Not enough time to calculate Lacks humanity and is cold Nozick – If we had a choice between being a brain in a tank plugged into electrodes giving us pleasure or not getting into the tank, what would we pick? Pleasure does not rule human nature.

Summary Bentham created a great practical ethical approach. Do you agree? Why/why not?