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-My value criteria for this round is utilitarianism. |
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-Prefer Utilitarianism for ONE the goal of utilitarianism is the maximization of the ultimate good. |
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-===Pleasure is the only intrinsic good.=== |
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-Mill 1 (http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/center/rome/papers/Evan_Kreider_Mill_on_Happiness.pdf),. |
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-“By happiness is… prevention of pain. “ |
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- THUS pleasure is the only intrinsic good because it is the only end within itself. THEREFORE the achievement of pleasure must be prioritized over anything else because it is THE intrinsic good. |
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-===Intrinsic goods must be prioritized over any other good.=== |
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-Zimmerman (Zimmerman, Michael J., "Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Value", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2010/entries/value-intrinsic-extrinsic/. ) |
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-“that which is… value in particular.“ |
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-THEREFORE the |
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-intrinsic good is should be prioritized over every other good because it is the derivative of any other. Achieving the intrinsic good is far more impactful than any other good because it is the source of those goods. THUS achieving pleasure is more moral than any other action because it is THE intrinsic good. |
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-THUS pleasure is the only intrinsic good because it is the only end within itself. THEREFORE the achievement of pleasure must be prioritized over anything else because it is THE intrinsic good. |
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-TWO: Promoting pleasure is moral. Morality is defined as doing good; therefore, as per definition promoting happiness is moral. THUS |
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-===if an action is moral, more of a good action is even more moral.=== |
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-MILL 2 |
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-“actions are right… reverse of happiness” |
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-THUS morality is based off what promotes the most pleasure aka happiness because it is the terminal good. |
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-THIRD: |
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-===Humans act automatically in the interest of gaining pleasure because pleasure controls everything we do.=== |
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-Bentham |
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-“Nature has placed… and confirm it” |
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-THUS the hope and goal of everyone in their life, whether or not conscious, is to get pleasure. Utilitarianism is the maximization of this pleasure in every person. Utilitarianism is the actual achievement of all other meta-ethical philosophies because they only focus on trait which could achieve happiness. However, utilitarianism is the principle of the maximization of this terminal good, pleasure. THUS |
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-===Utilitarianism is moral for maximizing the ultimate good.=== |
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-Rakowski 1 |
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-“well-being of others... to do so.” |