Philosophy 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Logical Truth, Consequentialism

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 1020
• Professor: Dennis Klimchuk

Document Summary

Paragraph (cid:884)(cid:524) (cid:498)an action may be said to be conformable to the principle of utility when any it has to diminish it. (cid:499) (cid:523)ch(cid:883). Paragraph 6(cid:524) (cid:498)tyranny of the majority(cid:499): if you govern yourself by a set of institution by the tendency it has augment the happiness of the community is greater than which is determined by the majority. Bentham"s justifications: proofs of the principle of utility, 1. It is not susceptible of direct proof (1. 11), but criticisms presuppose (1. 1) it (1. 13): 2. We defer to it owing to our natural constitution (1. 12); it recognizes: 3.