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Can utilitarianism be modified to accommodate the distinction between higher and lower pleasures?
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What do you regard as the strongest argument against utilitarianism? How convincing is it?
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Do you think it is possible to live according to the two-level moral theory of Richard Hare, alternating between an intuitive level and a critical level?
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Consider the example of someone who is pleased to hear that someone they dislike has suffered a serious injury. Do you think that their pleasure is good or bad? What does your answer tell is about the nature of moral value?
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Surveys assume that we can measure happiness by such things as asking people how well their life is going. Or by observing how often they smile or say they are well rested rather than tired. What is your opinion of this methodology?
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How convincing is Mill’s defense of capital punishment
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