Hedonistic and Non-Hedonistic Utilitarianism

Who was a famous ideal Utilitarian?

G.E. Moore

What are the two types of non-hedonistic Utilitarianism?

Ideal Utilitarianism Preference Utilitarianism

How is Preference Utilitarianism similar to a hedonistic approach?

It does promote individual preference and therefore happiness, but does not have to be the maximisation of pleasure/happiness

What is Preference Utilitarianism?

Maximising ones personal preferences, to create satisfaction

What is an argument against preference Utilitarianism?

Ones preference may not be moral and might be wrong e.g. wanting to rape someone or kill someone Someone may also have a misinformed preference, meaning they think they might prefer something, but they'd be better off with something else

Who was a famous preference Utilitarian?

Peter Singer

What is Ideal Utilitarianism?

Some Human ideals are more important than pleasure, aiming to maximise ideals like beauty and knowledge etc

What is Non-Hedonistic Utilitarianism?

Based around maximising something other than conventional pleasure

What is Hedonistic Utilitarianism?

Based around the maximisation of just pleasure and happiness

What is an argument for preference Utilitarianism?

Because it is based on individual preferences, it requires no evaluation about what is right, only what your preference is, so it is almost more of a natural process