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The Utility Calculation Problem
Deconstruct the theoretical challenges of quantifying happiness and suffering in Utilitarianism.
📝 Prompt Inhoud
Analyze the theoretical and practical difficulties associated with the felicific calculus in Utilitarianism. Discuss how to quantify subjective experiences such as pleasure, pain, and happiness. Address the challenges of comparing utility across different individuals and the theoretical objections raised by proponents of deontology and virtue ethics regarding the aggregation of well-being.