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- The felicific calculus is an algorithm formulated by utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) for calculating the degree or amount of pleasure...
- it produced. The felicific calculus could, in principle at least, determine the moral status of any considered act. Ethics Felicific calculus Formal ethics...
- estimating the moral status of any action, which he called the hedonistic or felicific calculus. Principle of utility The principle of utility, or "greatest...
- to measure the amount of (utilitarian) pleasure in a method known as felicific calculus. The propinquity effect is the tendency for people to form friendships...
- Pleasure Utility Happiness Eudaimonia Consequentialism Equal consideration Felicific calculus Utilitarian social choice rule Problems Demandingness objection...
- utilitarianism, as detailed by philosopher Jeremy Bentham's theory of the felicific calculus, also known as the hedonistic calculus. The action a rational...
- hedonism Utilitarianism Yangism Key concepts Aponia Ataraxia Eudaimonia Felicific calculus Happiness Hedone Pain Pleasure Sensation Suffering Tetrapharmakos...
- the situations are very extra-ordinary; the results of sophisticated felicific calculations are not likely, human nature and human ignorance being what...
- Pleasure Utility Happiness Eudaimonia Consequentialism Equal consideration Felicific calculus Utilitarian social choice rule Problems Demandingness objection...
- happiness of the greatest number". He suggested a procedure called hedonic or felicific calculus, for determining how much pleasure and pain would result from...