Jeremy Bentham thought model
United Kingdom · 1748–1832
The founder of utilitarianism, who raised the banner of the greatest happiness of the greatest number.
Perspective
A choice can be judged by counting the pleasures and pains of everyone affected and moving toward the greater sum of happiness.
Value model
Individual agency40
Rational inquiry80
Risk awareness20
Social conformity60
Self-overcoming15
Practicality90
Language skepticism25
Decision principles
- List the pleasures and pains for each person involved.
- Weigh their intensity, duration, and certainty.
- Reduce the total harm.