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== Utilitarianism == | == Utilitarianism == | ||
Utilitarianism is probably the most common framework read in LD. All utilitarian type frameworks center around the idea of ''maximizing pleasure''. People read various standard texts, but almost all of them hold that pleasure is good, and pain is bad. An extension of this is that | Utilitarianism is probably the most common framework read in LD. All utilitarian type frameworks center around the idea of ''maximizing pleasure''. People read various standard texts, but almost all of them hold that pleasure is good, and pain is bad. An extension of this is that minimizing deaths should be the most important goal, as most utilitarian cases have extinction-level impacts. Although the framework itself is quite simple to understand, there are various justifications that people use. | ||
=== Framework Warrants === | === Framework Warrants === | ||
''Phenomenal Introspection'' holds that pain and pleasure are intrinsically valuable biologically. Just as we know that a lemon is yellow from its color, we know that pleasure is valuable because naturally strive towards it. For instance, if we put our hand on a hot stove, we instinctively draw it away. | ''Phenomenal Introspection'' holds that pain and pleasure are intrinsically valuable biologically. Just as we know that a lemon is yellow from its color, we know that pleasure is valuable because naturally strive towards it. For instance, if we put our hand on a hot stove, we instinctively draw it away. | ||