preference utilitarianism

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Preference utilitarianism is a form of utilitarian ethics that evaluates actions by how well they satisfy the informed preferences or interests of those affected, rather than by the amount of pleasure or happiness produced.

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Generate an image of a preference utilitarianism (Preference utilitarianism is a form of utilitarian ethics that evaluates actions by how well they satisfy the informed preferences or interests of those affected, rather than by the amount of pleasure or happiness produced.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf consequentialist theory ⓘ
ethical theory ⓘ
form of utilitarianism ⓘ
normative ethical theory ⓘ
teleological ethics ⓘ
appliesTo animal ethics ⓘ
individual decision-making ⓘ
population ethics ⓘ
public policy evaluation ⓘ
associatedWith John Harsanyi ⓘ
Peter Singer ⓘ
R. M. Hare ⓘ
basedOn informed preferences ⓘ
interests of those affected ⓘ
preferences of individuals ⓘ
contrastsWith act utilitarianism ⓘ
classical utilitarianism ⓘ
hedonistic utilitarianism ⓘ
rule utilitarianism ⓘ
coreIdea actions are right if they tend to satisfy the preferences of those affected ⓘ
moral rightness depends on preference satisfaction rather than pleasure ⓘ
the best action maximizes overall preference satisfaction ⓘ
critiquedFor difficulty of defining informed or ideal preferences ⓘ
interpersonal comparison of preference satisfaction ⓘ
possible conflict with rights or justice ⓘ
problems with irrational or adaptive preferences ⓘ
emphasizes aggregation of preferences across persons ⓘ
impartial consideration of all affected parties ⓘ
respect for individuals’ considered preferences ⓘ
evaluates actions by their consequences for preferences ⓘ
policies by their impact on preference satisfaction ⓘ
field ethics ⓘ
moral philosophy ⓘ
normative ethics ⓘ
goal maximize satisfaction of all affected individuals’ preferences ⓘ
minimize frustration of preferences ⓘ
hasVariant average preference utilitarianism ⓘ
global preference utilitarianism ⓘ
total preference utilitarianism ⓘ
two-level preference utilitarianism ⓘ
influencedBy decision theory ⓘ
rational choice theory ⓘ
utilitarianism ⓘ
welfarism ⓘ
relatedConcept preference satisfactionism ⓘ
subjective well-being ⓘ
welfare economics ⓘ
usesConcept idealized preferences ⓘ
informed preferences ⓘ
preference satisfaction ⓘ
utility as preference fulfillment ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Utilitarianism → hasVariant → preference utilitarianism ⓘ
Animal Liberation → philosophicalApproach → preference utilitarianism ⓘ