Which of the following is NOT one of the things we need to know to calculate the value of a particular pleasure or pain, according to Bentham?
A) How strong or intense it is.
B) How long the pleasure or pain will last.
C) How much the person feeling the pleasure or pain deserves it.
D) How far in the future the pleasure or pain will be experienced.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Jeremy Bentham, a founder of utilitarianism, proposed several criteria for evaluating the value of pleasure or pain, including its intensity, duration, certainty, propinquity (or remoteness), fecundity, and purity. The notion of deservingness does not factor into his calculus of hedonism, making option C the correct answer.

Which of the Following Is NOT One of the Things