According to Bentham, which of the following criterion is used to measure the quantity of pleasure at…
In Jeremy Bentham's 'felicific calculus' (hedonistic calculus), the first six dimensions (Intensity, Duration, Certainty, Propinquity, Fecundity, Purity) measure…
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According to Bentham, which of the following criterion is used to measure the quantity of pleasure at the level of society?
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In Jeremy Bentham's 'felicific calculus' (hedonistic calculus), the first six dimensions (Intensity, Duration, Certainty, Propinquity, Fecundity, Purity) measure pleasure/pain for an individual, while the seventh criterion—'Extent'—measures the number of people in society affected by the action.
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