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hedonistic utilitarianism

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A quick definition of hedonistic utilitarianism:

Hedonistic utilitarianism is a philosophy that believes the best way to make society better is by creating the most happiness for the most people. This means that actions should be judged based on how much pleasure they bring and how much pain they cause. The theory also believes that pleasure is good and pain is bad. It was created by Jeremy Bentham and is sometimes called Benthamism.

A more thorough explanation:

Hedonistic utilitarianism is a type of utilitarianism, which is a philosophical and economic doctrine that believes the best social policy is one that does the most good for the greatest number of people. This ethical theory judges the rightness or wrongness of actions based on the pleasure they create or the pain they inflict, and recommends whatever action creates the greatest good for the greatest number.

For example, if a law is being considered, hedonistic utilitarianism would measure its validity by determining the extent to which it would promote the greatest happiness to the greatest number of citizens. This theory is most prominently found in the work of Jeremy Bentham, whose "Benthamite utilitarianism" greatly influenced legal reform in 19th-century Britain.

Hedonistic utilitarianism generally maintains that pleasure is intrinsically good and pain intrinsically bad. Therefore, inflicting pain, such as punishing a criminal, is justified only if it results in a net increase of pleasure by deterring future harmful behavior.

Overall, hedonistic utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory that focuses on maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain for the greatest number of people.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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