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During the week i helped my grandad while he was ill when passed through the hedonic calculus Purity: very pure and no pain remotness: the pleasurefromthis act is near. repitition: happiness will be repeated time and time again as he will get better intensity: very happy i also went to the cinemas which wasnt as goodcompared to hedonic calculus as it onli produces temporary happiness for me. by S.N certainty: definately sure it willproduce alot of happiness Extent:the entire family will benifit from this ifhe gets better. duration: happiness will last along time.
Well, this week I had to use the Hedonic Calculus to decide whether it was morally right for a character in Eastenders to attack and abuse another person who she thought was blackmailing her husband, who was really worried and scared as a result of these actions (He wasn’t really acting like a ‘Mitchell’). I decided that this character did not act out of purity as her actions produced more pain than happiness. Also her husband wasn’t too happy when he found out what she had done (supposedly for him). The remoteness of this action was however quite high as the pleasure from the act would be received for the character immediately but then again the pain for the victim would be the same. As for repetition, this behaviour will be repeated in the future after all, she is a ‘Mitchell’ but since there was hardly any happiness produced from this act, it is fair to say that this is insignificant. This happiness is slightly intense as the character relishes the act of hurting people but overall the intensity of the happiness was none existent as the victim was very scared. I think certainty is the key point, as we are uncertain whether the victim is the true culprit, this has not been made clear yet. Nobody benefited from her act so no happiness was produced therefore the extent of this action was not great. The duration of this act is very short lived, as the little happiness this character feels soon vanishes. Obviously, I wouldn’t normally condone this behaviour and the Hedonic Calculus agrees with me…it is unacceptable.
Well, this week I had to use the Hedonic Calculus to decide whether it was morally right for a character in Eastenders to attack and abuse another person who she thought was blackmailing her husband, who was really worried and scared as a result of these actions (He wasn’t really acting like a ‘Mitchell’). I decided that this character did not act out of purity as her actions produced more pain than happiness. Also her husband wasn’t too happy when he found out what she had done (supposedly for him). The remoteness of this action was however quite high as the pleasure from the act would be received for the character immediately but then again the pain for the victim would be the same. As for repetition, this behaviour will be repeated in the future after all, she is a ‘Mitchell’ but since there was hardly any happiness produced from this act, it is fair to say that this is insignificant. This happiness is slightly intense as the character relishes the act of hurting people but overall the intensity of the happiness was none existent as the victim was very scared. I think certainty is the key point, as we are uncertain whether the victim is the true culprit, this has not been made clear yet. Nobody benefited from her act so no happiness was produced therefore the extent of this action was not great. The duration of this act is very short lived, as the little happiness this character feels soon vanishes. Obviously, I wouldn’t normally condone this behaviour and the Hedonic Calculus agrees with me…it is unacceptable.
This week i have used the Hedonic calculus to way up each decision that i made. The first decision i made was whether to do the washing up. I weighed up whether it would cause me pleasure or pain doing the washing up. I decided that it would cause me more pleasure to do the washing up as if i didn't then the kitchen would get dirty and i would still have to do it at a later date. Or it was cause somebody else pain as they would have to complete the washing up when it wasn't their job to do so. So i did it as it caused me more pleasure doing it than pain as once i had done it, it was out of the way and nobody else had to worry about it.
Using the hedonic calcalus takes a lot of time to uses even for the simplest situations like should you drive to school or eat meat. In my opinion it wouldn't be practical to use in all situations as it takes too long. Zohaib
This week I used the Hedonic Calculus to decide which flavour of Crisps I should eat. I enjoy Salt and Vinegar, however Smoky Bacon are my favourite.
Salt and Vinegar crisps would give me pleasure if I ate them, making me more happy, and therefore moral. However I would gain more pleasure from eating Smoky Bacon crisps, therefore making me more happy, and being more moral. That is why I decided to eat Smoky Bacon crisps.
During the week i used the Hedonic Calculus to decide whether i should go to Morrisons and get the shopping or not, i decided i should because the duration of the happiness would be quite large because we would have lots of nice food in our kitchen for a while. I was certain this act would cause happiness because it everyone would have nice food to eat without getting it themselves.
I felt that although the Hedonic Calculus is very useful as a way of finding which actions produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number, it was very time consuming to consider each section for each action and also sometimes the decision I came to was not what I thought to be right personally. Despite this I think the categories it considers cover every aspect of happiness well, for example thinking about the amount of people it affects (extent), how long it lasts (duration), if it causes any pain as a result (purity) and if it is going to have immediate effect (remoteness). Therefore I think it is a useful method of measuring happiness but not very practical.
My 'ethical dilema' was to beat someone up because he took my keys If I did beat him up: The purity: is, i get my keys back although there is pain for the other guy The remotness: The pleasure is very near, as it wont take long Repitition: I will be able to use my keys again and get into my house Intensity: I am happy, although the other guy isn't Duration: The happiness wont last for a long time, as i will have my keys and thats it Extent: I will benefit and the other guy would suffer If i didnt beat him up: Purity: It is very pure, i am causing no harm to anybody or pain Remotness: The pleasure will be far away as i wont get my keys back necessarily Certainty: I am not certain that he will give my keys back Duration: The happiness wont really last at all Intensity: Is quite low as i wont get what i want back So overall i should beat up the guy to get my keys back as the hedonic calculus would advise me to.
Duromg the week i used the Hedonic Calculus to decide whether i should make tea for myself and my family or not. I decided that it would cause more pleasure to cook tea for everyone therefore it was the morally right thing to do and caused more happiness rather than pain because i was doing something good for everyone else.
I think that the Hedonic Calculus has too much factors which need to be taken under consideration; so i think that it's not the most practical to use for all situations.
Last week, i went to the cinemas to see a film. It passed through the Hedonic Calculas because it was going to make me very happy for a large amount of time, as I had been wanting to see the film for quite some time. It also pass because it would make other people happy, because they like it as well. It passed all the criteria such as: Purity: no pain involved. Repition: it will produce happiness lots of times as it will come on dvd and i will be able to watch it again and again. Certainty: very certain as being wanted to watch it for ages. Extent: it will make others happy because they like it as well and other people like to talk about it a lot.
It produced the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people, as we could talk about something that we all liked and have seen something that we all liked.
this week i had to use the hedonic calculator to decide whether to help my mum clean the whole house or study... studying would result in happiness because i would be working towards my target grades and would make me happy however helping my mum would make her happpy but also make evryone else happy who lives in the house.. so i decided to clean up :) Cleaning up would make more people happy and last for a long time and also be more intense in terms of happiness. Therefore my action was morally right!
I used the hedonic calcalus this week when deciding how to get information from someone who thought it was funny to hide my R.E folder.
I decided not to torture them to find out where my folder was and ask them nicely instead.
This was a very pure happiness as nor harm was caused to anyone,the happiness was also near therefore it was remote, it was also intense as it caused me a lot of happiness.
Over this week I have found out that it takes up a lot of time to use the Hedonic Calculator when you could just make the decision from your first reaction. It took too much effort to make the decisions, but you always get the best outcome when you've been through it.
I used the hedonic calculus this week.I have a close friend that had got shot and was in the hospital. He does not get many visitors and has been in there for a long time and is due to stay in there for a long time too. I have been visiting him often to keep him company and he has been very grateful for this. He asked me, much before the date, to visit him on a certain day when he was undergoing another operation, as he was a bit nervous and wanted a familiar face around after the operation. I agreed, but soon forgot about this arrangement, until the night before when he sent me a text to remind me. However i had promised another friend i would go out with her to the cinemas and to roam around town, i had really been looking forward to going to see this movie and doing some serious shopping but i knew i would feel guilty if i bailed on my friend in hospital. I decided to arrange to go to see the movie another time and visit my friend in hospital as i had initially promised. I put the situation through the hedonic calculus; purity: although my friend in hospital would say he didn't mind me not coming i know he would be hurt really and i would feel guilty and not enjoy the movie and shopping trip half as much. My friend who i had planned to go with would not be that hurt really and we could arrange the trip for a later date. If i decided to stick to my initial promise, and visit the friend in hospital for the day it would be more pure and less pain would derive from it rather than if i hadn't. Remoteness:The pleasure is near as i will be with my injured friend to comfort him. Repetition:He will be eternally grateful and return me favours once he gets out of hospital, which is pleasurable for me and so the happiness will last between us and the friend i planned to go shopping with won't mind as we can go another time and many more times after that like when more Brad Pitt movies come out ;) Intensity: i will be happy because i won't feel guilty about leaving my ill friend alone in hospital. My ill friend will be very happy and grateful because he goes a bit off the edge after an anaesthetic and is comforted if surrounded by people he knows and my 'shopping friend' will still be happy because she will understand the situation and still be looking forward to the re-arrangement for our day out. Duration: happiness will last because my ill friend will be forever grateful to me for enduring the horrible hospital all that time just to keep him company. Extent: me and both my friends will still be happy and that is everyone in the equation so it would seem the most moral thing to do. Certainty: I am quite certain it will produce more happiness than deciding to go shopping instead because he will be hurt and feel pain and i will feel guilty and so feel pain and because i will feel guilty, i won't be acting myself and so my friend won't even enjoy the day out as much. Because of this i was certain that visiting my friend in hospital was the more moral thing to do and i made him feel really guilty about me having to cancel my day out so that he would be eternally grateful to me once he was well. Saarahhhhhhhh :)
Currently I am typing up my comment(as you can see) but also at the moment my grandma is talking to me. I am going to use the hedonic calculus to see if I should listen to her and pay 100% attention to her or if I should ignore her and carry on with my homework(which is due in tomorrow). To listen to grandma- Purity:pure but will cause me pain if I don't do my homework Remoteness:The pleasure from this act is near and far because I can act on grandma's advice and remember it for future Repetition: Happiness will be repeated because I will do the same action again(listen to her) Intensity:Happy because I believe I am doing something morally good Certainty: very certain Extent: My family and wider society will be happy because I am respecting an elder Duration:Long time as I can remember her advice in the future. Obviously if I do not listen to my grandma the results will be opposite of what I just got. So the hedonic calculus says it is more moral for me to listen to my grandma.This action follows my own beliefs and views.I typed this up after my grandma talked to me but if I did think of this while my grandma was talking to me I would not be paying her 100% attention which would be immoral of me according to the hedonic calculus.
At the moment I am applying the hedonic calculus to my problem to see what is more moral.Is it more moral for me to post this comment or to delete it and watch music videos? To post it: Very pure because I am telling the truth Remoteness: The pleasure from this act is near and far as I won't get in trouble from my teacher and the posting of this comment will make me laugh in the future(I hope) Repetition:Happiness will be repeated because I did my homework Intensity: Very happy as I am expressing myself Certainty: Certain as I am happy the I did my homework Extent: Everybody because I am doing something which I am meant to do Duration: Happiness will last a long time Therefore, according to the Hedonic calculus it is morally right for me to post this comment. :) I obviously did the morally right thing to do according to the hedonic calculus as you can see my posted comment, can you not?
I think using the hedonic takes a very long time to make simple decisions which could cause happiness e.g. doing my r.e essay. I think that using the hedonic calculus it is certain to cause me happiness because i will be proud of my work and will benefit me in my exams. Also, the benefits which could be achieved are quite close so the outcome of happiness will be near to me. Also, the intensity of the happiness will be very intense becasue it is r.e obviously... Overall, i know that i will have to do my r.e. essay anyway whether it causes me happiness or not which shows that in my opinion, the hedonic calculus is useless. Habiba
this week i had to use the hedonic calculus to decide whether to wash the dishes , or play on my ps3 , i measured up the one consquences using the hedonic calculus to find out which will cause me the most happiness, and i figured out that playing on my ps3 caused me the most happiness so i did that
During the week, I had to decided between going to the cinema with friends or delaying cinema plans & doing some homework for the next day. For going to the cinema: Purity - pure, but could cause pain, as the work may take a while to complete. Remoteness - pleasure is near in time/space. Repetition - will not be repeated - short-lived happiness. Intensity - quite intense happiness for going to the cinema. Certainty - not fully certain - would definitely cause happiness, although may cause pain later, if the work takes long, which would mean stress. Extent - would make me and my friends happy. Duration - the happiness would be very short-lived, because I would have to do my homework at some point on that day.
Overall, I decided to do my work and delayed our plans for the cinema, which was more useful and moral, because it meant I didn't stress over how much time I had to do the work.
I used the hedonic calculus this week to decide whether to quit my job. The main factors included purity. Although they're will be some happiness as i will be less stressed it won't be very putre because I will have no money. Another important factor is extent. As the entire family will benefit as me being less stressed creates a nicer environment at home. I decided to quit my job using the hedonic calculus.
I used the hedonic calculus this week when deciding weather i should revise or chill during my study periods. I feel choosing to revise in my free time would be the most moral option and therefore make me more happier as i would not have to revise when i got home. It has a long duration because it will help me pass my exams resulting in happiness. I chose to revise
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During the week i helped my grandad while he was ill when passed through the hedonic calculus
Purity: very pure and no pain
remotness: the pleasurefromthis act is near.
repitition: happiness will be repeated time and time again as he will get better
intensity: very happy
i also went to the cinemas which wasnt as goodcompared to hedonic calculus as it onli produces temporary happiness for me.
by S.N
certainty: definately sure it willproduce alot of happiness
Extent:the entire family will benifit from this ifhe gets better.
duration: happiness will last along time.
Well, this week I had to use the Hedonic Calculus to decide whether it was morally right for a character in Eastenders to attack and abuse another person who she thought was blackmailing her husband, who was really worried and scared as a result of these actions (He wasn’t really acting like a ‘Mitchell’).
I decided that this character did not act out of purity as her actions produced more pain than happiness. Also her husband wasn’t too happy when he found out what she had done (supposedly for him). The remoteness of this action was however quite high as the pleasure from the act would be received for the character immediately but then again the pain for the victim would be the same. As for repetition, this behaviour will be repeated in the future after all, she is a ‘Mitchell’ but since there was hardly any happiness produced from this act, it is fair to say that this is insignificant. This happiness is slightly intense as the character relishes the act of hurting people but overall the intensity of the happiness was none existent as the victim was very scared. I think certainty is the key point, as we are uncertain whether the victim is the true culprit, this has not been made clear yet. Nobody benefited from her act so no happiness was produced therefore the extent of this action was not great. The duration of this act is very short lived, as the little happiness this character feels soon vanishes.
Obviously, I wouldn’t normally condone this behaviour and the Hedonic Calculus agrees with me…it is unacceptable.
Well, this week I had to use the Hedonic Calculus to decide whether it was morally right for a character in Eastenders to attack and abuse another person who she thought was blackmailing her husband, who was really worried and scared as a result of these actions (He wasn’t really acting like a ‘Mitchell’).
I decided that this character did not act out of purity as her actions produced more pain than happiness. Also her husband wasn’t too happy when he found out what she had done (supposedly for him). The remoteness of this action was however quite high as the pleasure from the act would be received for the character immediately but then again the pain for the victim would be the same. As for repetition, this behaviour will be repeated in the future after all, she is a ‘Mitchell’ but since there was hardly any happiness produced from this act, it is fair to say that this is insignificant. This happiness is slightly intense as the character relishes the act of hurting people but overall the intensity of the happiness was none existent as the victim was very scared. I think certainty is the key point, as we are uncertain whether the victim is the true culprit, this has not been made clear yet. Nobody benefited from her act so no happiness was produced therefore the extent of this action was not great. The duration of this act is very short lived, as the little happiness this character feels soon vanishes.
Obviously, I wouldn’t normally condone this behaviour and the Hedonic Calculus agrees with me…it is unacceptable.
This week i have used the Hedonic calculus to way up each decision that i made. The first decision i made was whether to do the washing up. I weighed up whether it would cause me pleasure or pain doing the washing up. I decided that it would cause me more pleasure to do the washing up as if i didn't then the kitchen would get dirty and i would still have to do it at a later date. Or it was cause somebody else pain as they would have to complete the washing up when it wasn't their job to do so. So i did it as it caused me more pleasure doing it than pain as once i had done it, it was out of the way and nobody else had to worry about it.
Using the hedonic calcalus takes a lot of time to uses even for the simplest situations like should you drive to school or eat meat. In my opinion it wouldn't be practical to use in all situations as it takes too long.
Zohaib
This week I used the Hedonic Calculus to decide which flavour of Crisps I should eat. I enjoy Salt and Vinegar, however Smoky Bacon are my favourite.
Salt and Vinegar crisps would give me pleasure if I ate them, making me more happy, and therefore moral. However I would gain more pleasure from eating Smoky Bacon crisps, therefore making me more happy, and being more moral. That is why I decided to eat Smoky Bacon crisps.
During the week i used the Hedonic Calculus to decide whether i should go to Morrisons and get the shopping or not, i decided i should because the duration of the happiness would be quite large because we would have lots of nice food in our kitchen for a while. I was certain this act would cause happiness because it everyone would have nice food to eat without getting it themselves.
Sohail Ashraf :)
I felt that although the Hedonic Calculus is very useful as a way of finding which actions produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number, it was very time consuming to consider each section for each action and also sometimes the decision I came to was not what I thought to be right personally. Despite this I think the categories it considers cover every aspect of happiness well, for example thinking about the amount of people it affects (extent), how long it lasts (duration), if it causes any pain as a result (purity) and if it is going to have immediate effect (remoteness). Therefore I think it is a useful method of measuring happiness but not very practical.
Megan Whitehead 12SK
My 'ethical dilema' was to beat someone up because he took my keys
If I did beat him up:
The purity: is, i get my keys back although there is pain for the other guy
The remotness: The pleasure is very near, as it wont take long
Repitition: I will be able to use my keys again and get into my house
Intensity: I am happy, although the other guy isn't
Duration: The happiness wont last for a long time, as i will have my keys and thats it
Extent: I will benefit and the other guy would suffer
If i didnt beat him up:
Purity: It is very pure, i am causing no harm to anybody or pain
Remotness: The pleasure will be far away as i wont get my keys back necessarily
Certainty: I am not certain that he will give my keys back
Duration: The happiness wont really last at all
Intensity: Is quite low as i wont get what i want back
So overall i should beat up the guy to get my keys back as the hedonic calculus would advise me to.
Duromg the week i used the Hedonic Calculus to decide whether i should make tea for myself and my family or not.
I decided that it would cause more pleasure to cook tea for everyone therefore it was the morally right thing to do and caused more happiness rather than pain because i was doing something good for everyone else.
Grace Bartlett 13RC
I think that the Hedonic Calculus has too much factors which need to be taken under consideration; so i think that it's not the most practical to use for all situations.
Last week, i went to the cinemas to see a film. It passed through the Hedonic Calculas because it was going to make me very happy for a large amount of time, as I had been wanting to see the film for quite some time. It also pass because it would make other people happy, because they like it as well. It passed all the criteria such as:
Purity: no pain involved.
Repition: it will produce happiness lots of times as it will come on dvd and i will be able to watch it again and again.
Certainty: very certain as being wanted to watch it for ages.
Extent: it will make others happy because they like it as well and other people like to talk about it a lot.
It produced the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people, as we could talk about something that we all liked and have seen something that we all liked.
this week i had to use the hedonic calculator to decide whether to help my mum clean the whole house or study... studying would result in happiness because i would be working towards my target grades and would make me happy however helping my mum would make her happpy but also make evryone else happy who lives in the house.. so i decided to clean up :) Cleaning up would make more people happy and last for a long time and also be more intense in terms of happiness. Therefore my action was morally right!
I used the hedonic calcalus this week when deciding how to get information from someone who thought it was funny to hide my R.E folder.
I decided not to torture them to find out where my folder was and ask them nicely instead.
This was a very pure happiness as nor harm was caused to anyone,the happiness was also near therefore it was remote, it was also intense as it caused me a lot of happiness.
Saif
Over this week I have found out that it takes up a lot of time to use the Hedonic Calculator when you could just make the decision from your first reaction. It took too much effort to make the decisions, but you always get the best outcome when you've been through it.
Jessica Bastow
I used the hedonic calculus this week.I have a close friend that had got shot and was in the hospital. He does not get many visitors and has been in there for a long time and is due to stay in there for a long time too. I have been visiting him often to keep him company and he has been very grateful for this. He asked me, much before the date, to visit him on a certain day when he was undergoing another operation, as he was a bit nervous and wanted a familiar face around after the operation. I agreed, but soon forgot about this arrangement, until the night before when he sent me a text to remind me. However i had promised another friend i would go out with her to the cinemas and to roam around town, i had really been looking forward to going to see this movie and doing some serious shopping but i knew i would feel guilty if i bailed on my friend in hospital. I decided to arrange to go to see the movie another time and visit my friend in hospital as i had initially promised. I put the situation through the hedonic calculus;
purity: although my friend in hospital would say he didn't mind me not coming i know he would be hurt really and i would feel guilty and not enjoy the movie and shopping trip half as much. My friend who i had planned to go with would not be that hurt really and we could arrange the trip for a later date. If i decided to stick to my initial promise, and visit the friend in hospital for the day it would be more pure and less pain would derive from it rather than if i hadn't.
Remoteness:The pleasure is near as i will be with my injured friend to comfort him.
Repetition:He will be eternally grateful and return me favours once he gets out of hospital, which is pleasurable for me and so the happiness will last between us and the friend i planned to go shopping with won't mind as we can go another time and many more times after that like when more Brad Pitt movies come out ;)
Intensity: i will be happy because i won't feel guilty about leaving my ill friend alone in hospital. My ill friend will be very happy and grateful because he goes a bit off the edge after an anaesthetic and is comforted if surrounded by people he knows and my 'shopping friend' will still be happy because she will understand the situation and still be looking forward to the re-arrangement for our day out.
Duration: happiness will last because my ill friend will be forever grateful to me for enduring the horrible hospital all that time just to keep him company.
Extent: me and both my friends will still be happy and that is everyone in the equation so it would seem the most moral thing to do.
Certainty: I am quite certain it will produce more happiness than deciding to go shopping instead because he will be hurt and feel pain and i will feel guilty and so feel pain and because i will feel guilty, i won't be acting myself and so my friend won't even enjoy the day out as much. Because of this i was certain that visiting my friend in hospital was the more moral thing to do and i made him feel really guilty about me having to cancel my day out so that he would be eternally grateful to me once he was well.
Saarahhhhhhhh :)
Currently I am typing up my comment(as you can see) but also at the moment my grandma is talking to me. I am going to use the hedonic calculus to see if I should listen to her and pay 100% attention to her or if I should ignore her and carry on with my homework(which is due in tomorrow).
To listen to grandma-
Purity:pure but will cause me pain if I don't do my homework
Remoteness:The pleasure from this act is near and far because I can act on grandma's advice and remember it for future
Repetition: Happiness will be repeated because I will do the same action again(listen to her)
Intensity:Happy because I believe I am doing something morally good
Certainty: very certain
Extent: My family and wider society will be happy because I am respecting an elder
Duration:Long time as I can remember her advice in the future.
Obviously if I do not listen to my grandma the results will be opposite of what I just got. So the hedonic calculus says it is more moral for me to listen to my grandma.This action follows my own beliefs and views.I typed this up after my grandma talked to me but if I did think of this while my grandma was talking to me I would not be paying her 100% attention which would be immoral of me according to the hedonic calculus.
At the moment I am applying the hedonic calculus to my problem to see what is more moral.Is it more moral for me to post this comment or to delete it and watch music videos?
To post it:
Very pure because I am telling the truth
Remoteness: The pleasure from this act is near and far as I won't get in trouble from my teacher and the posting of this comment will make me laugh in the future(I hope)
Repetition:Happiness will be repeated because I did my homework
Intensity: Very happy as I am expressing myself
Certainty: Certain as I am happy the I did my homework
Extent: Everybody because I am doing something which I am meant to do
Duration: Happiness will last a long time
Therefore, according to the Hedonic calculus it is morally right for me to
post this comment. :) I obviously did the morally right thing to do according to the hedonic calculus as you can see my posted comment, can you not?
I think using the hedonic takes a very long time to make simple decisions which could cause happiness e.g. doing my r.e essay. I think that using the hedonic calculus it is certain to cause me happiness because i will be proud of my work and will benefit me in my exams. Also, the benefits which could be achieved are quite close so the outcome of happiness will be near to me. Also, the intensity of the happiness will be very intense becasue it is r.e obviously... Overall, i know that i will have to do my r.e. essay anyway whether it causes me happiness or not which shows that in my opinion, the hedonic calculus is useless. Habiba
this week i had to use the hedonic calculus to decide whether to wash the dishes , or play on my ps3 , i measured up the one consquences using the hedonic calculus to find out which will cause me the most happiness, and i figured out that playing on my ps3 caused me the most happiness so i did that
During the week, I had to decided between going to the cinema with friends or delaying cinema plans & doing some homework for the next day. For going to the cinema:
Purity - pure, but could cause pain, as the work may take a while to complete.
Remoteness - pleasure is near in time/space.
Repetition - will not be repeated - short-lived happiness.
Intensity - quite intense happiness for going to the cinema.
Certainty - not fully certain - would definitely cause happiness, although may cause pain later, if the work takes long, which would
mean stress.
Extent - would make me and my friends happy.
Duration - the happiness would be very short-lived, because I would have to do my homework at some point on that day.
Overall, I decided to do my work and delayed our plans for the cinema, which was more useful and moral, because it meant I didn't stress over how much time I had to do the work.
Pooja :)
I used the hedonic calculus this week to decide whether to quit my job. The main factors included purity. Although they're will be some happiness as i will be less stressed it won't be very putre because I will have no money. Another important factor is extent. As the entire family will benefit as me being less stressed creates a nicer environment at home. I decided to quit my job using the hedonic calculus.
I used the hedonic calculus this week when deciding weather i should revise or chill during my study periods. I feel choosing to revise in my free time would be the most moral option and therefore make me more happier as i would not have to revise when i got home. It has a long duration because it will help me pass my exams resulting in happiness. I chose to revise
Alena
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