Ideas from 'Intro to Principles of Morals and Legislation' by Jeremy Bentham [1789], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Utilitarianism (including On Liberty etc)' by Mill,John Stuart (ed/tr Warnock,Mary) [Fontana 1962,0-00-686022-2]].
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / c. Right and good
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Is 'productive of happiness' the definition of 'right', or the cause of it? [Ross]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / b. Types of pleasure
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Of Bentham's 'dimensions' of pleasure, only intensity and duration matter [Ross]
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 3. Pleasure / e. Role of pleasure
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Pleasure and pain control all human desires and duties
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 2. Ideal of Pleasure
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The value of pleasures and pains is their force
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Bentham thinks happiness is feeling good, but why use morality to achieve that? [Annas]
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / d. General will
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The community's interest is a sum of individual interests
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25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 6. Animal Rights
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Large mature animals are more rational than babies. But all that really matters is - can they suffer?
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature
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Unnatural, when it means anything, means infrequent
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / b. Euthyphro question
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We must judge a thing morally to know if it conforms to God's will
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