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Bentham ’s Welfare Hedonism

Bentham ’s Welfare Hedonism. Qualitative Similarity: All pleasures are qualitatively identical. Considered in themselves as mental states , they differ only in: Intensity: how intense a pleasure (or a pain) is Duration: how long a pleasure (or a pain) lasts

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Bentham ’s Welfare Hedonism

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  1. Bentham’s Welfare Hedonism • Qualitative Similarity: All pleasures are qualitatively identical. Considered in themselves as mental states, they differ only in: • Intensity: how intense a pleasure (or a pain) is • Duration: how long a pleasure (or a pain) lasts • Thus, theoretically, we can calculate the quantity of pleasure (or pain) by multiplying its intensity times its duration.

  2. The Bell Analogy to Understand Bentham’s Hedonism

  3. An Analogy to Understand Bentham’s Hedonism • Remember, it is only an analogy. • It is intended to illustrate that there is only one kind of experience, though it can differ in intensity and duration and have many different kinds of causes. • Bentham didn’t really think there were bells in people’s heads.

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