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Abstract: A modified hedonistic calculus is sketched along the lines first proposed by Bentham and Mill. The major problem encountered is the quantification ... The next two variables (fecundity and purity) are properties of the event or action produced by the pleasure or pain-—not properties of the pleasure or pain, itself.
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For an act to predict future acts, Bentham used two additional circumstances: 5) its fecundity and 6) its purity. In order for Bentham’s hedonistic calculus to predict future behaviors, the measurements must be valid, reliable, and agree with a known standard.
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Felicific calculus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The felicific calculus is an algorithm formulated by utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham for calculating the degree or amount of pleasure that a specific action is likely to cause. Bentham, an et...
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also called the felicific calculus; Bentham envisaged the calculus could be used for criminal law reform: given a crime of a certain kind it would be possible to work out the minimum penalty necessary for its prevention." ;
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The criteria which one needs to consider in calculating the amount of pleasure include intensity, duration, certainty (or uncertainty), propinquity (or remoteness), fecundity (their tendency to promote or lead to more pleasure), ... Bentham also described the implications of the hedonistic calculus on legal reform.
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We can only guess at the specific algebra Bentham used to compare these variables and he left no note of how to quantify, for example, intensity of pleasure, but in Bentham’s day he envisioned his hedonistic calculus used for many decisions, including calculating jail sentences: given a certain crime,
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From the page: "The Modified Hedonistic Calculus: The major factors of concern as outlined by Bentham are ... Intensity (I)--How intense is the pleasure? Duration (D)--How long does it last? Certainty (C)--What is the probability that ... Fecundity (F)--What is the probability that the pleasure will lead to other pleasures?
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Jeremy Bentham, a British utilitarian, believed that one could develop a hedonistic calculus to determine what the ethically correct choice in any given situation. Being a utilitarian he believed that only acts that produced more pleasure in the world than pain were ethical. Four: The fecundity of the pleasure or pain.
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Note: Fecundity and purity not features or circumstances of pleasures and pains but of actions. Bentham writes of measuring these: ... III. Chapter Four: Hedonic Calculus (Calculus of Felicity)
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