"The Principle of Utility" Self-Quiz

. For Bentham, what are our "sovereign masters"?

Virtue and vice

Pain and pleasure

Reason and value

Good and bad

. What do we mean when we talk about the interests of the community, according to Bentham?

The interests of the whole, where this is not just the aggregate of its parts

The sum of the interests of the several members who compose it

The interests of the government

The interests of those worst off in a particular group of individuals

. Bentham holds that most embrace the principle of utility . . .

Naturally.

After reasoning.

After experiencing enough pain or pleasure.

After realizing that others feel pain or pleasure like they do.

. What does Bentham mean by "fecundity"?

The chance a pain has of being followed by pleasure and a pleasure has of being followed by pain

The number of people a pain or pleasure will affect

The remoteness of a pleasure or a pain

The chance a pain has of being followed by pain and a pleasure has of being followed by pleasure

. What does Bentham mean by the "extent" of a pain or pleasure?

The number of people a pain or pleasure will affect

The remoteness of a pleasure or a pain

The chance a pain has of being followed by pain and a pleasure has of being followed by pleasure

The chance a pain has of being followed by pleasure and a pleasure has of being followed by pain

. Pain and pleasure determine right and wrong, for Bentham.

True

False

. According to Bentham, the principle of utility only applies to the actions of individuals.

True

False

. Bentham holds that we can talk about the interests of the community without understanding the interests of the individual

True

False

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