6 points of Utilitariansm

Six Points About Utilitarianism

Points 1

The greatest happiness for the greatest number- besides happiness must consider unhappiness or pain

example : 

Action   one      8 units of happiness

                        4 units of unhappiness

net worth         4 units of happiness

Action two      10 units of happiness

                        7 units of happiness

net wort           3 units of happiness

choose the action that brings fewer units of unhappiness

     

Points 2

Action affect people to different degrees - add up the various pleasure and pains and go with the action that brings about the greatest net amount of happiness.

Example:

Playing radio loudly

Enhance a little pleasure - 2 person

Cause significant discomfort - 2 person

Points 3

Action produce different results in some particular circumstances, almost anything might, in principle, be morally right in some particular circumstances

Example : 

Playing Breaking a promise generally produces unhappiness but under certain circumstances, happiness can be produced by breaking a promise than by keeping it

Points 4

Long Term effect of an act must be considered.

Example:

Lying might seem a good way out of a tought situation, but if and when the people was deceive find out, not only will they be unhappy, but our reputations and our relationships with them will damaged.

Points 5

Choose the act can give the likely or expected happiness which is as great as possible.

Points 6

Do thing sincerely and honestly. Morally principled

Sumber : business ethic

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