Legal Philosophy and Utilitarianism Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Legal Philosophy And Utilitarianism
Legal Philosophy and Utilitarianism Exam Questions With Correct Answers
.Absurdity - ANSWER-Concept highlighted in legal judgments causing moral dilemma
.Act Utilitarianism - ANSWER-Decision-making based on case-by-case utility maximization
.Affirmative Action - ANSWER-Programs aiming to ...
.Absurdity - ANSWER-Concept highlighted in legal judgments causing moral dilemma
.Act Utilitarianism - ANSWER-Decision-making based on case-by-case utility
maximization
.Affirmative Action - ANSWER-Programs aiming to promote equality by aiding
historically marginalized groups
.Animal Welfare - ANSWER-Advocated for animal welfare based on pleasure and pain.
.Bentham - ANSWER-Uses hedonic calculus to calculate the pleasure and pain
produced by an act, determining the total value of its consequences.
.Bentham's Democracy - ANSWER-Believed in accountability through democracy.
.Bentham's Dislike of Rights - ANSWER-Detested rights, preferred detailed legal
entitlements.
.Bentham's Principle of Utility - ANSWER-Equal consideration of all pleasures and pains
in utilitarian decision-making
.Bentham's View on Revolution - ANSWER-Opposed revolutions, favored gradual
change.
.Bentham's Voting Advocacy - ANSWER-Advocated for women's voting rights.
.Capital Punishment - ANSWER-Extreme action Bentham supported in specific cases
after careful consideration
.Certainty in Law - ANSWER-Provides a framework for pursuing happiness, but limits
flexibility
.Chief Justice Truepenny - ANSWER-Legal positivist upholding law without exceptions
.Clemency - ANSWER-Mercy shown towards a criminal by an authoritative figure
.Common Law - ANSWER-Retrospective, disliked by Bentham.
.Commonwealth vs Valjean (4291) - ANSWER-Case where hunger was not a valid
defense for theft
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