The Calculus of Happiness: the Legacy of Utilitarianism
Imagine you’re standing on a footbridge overlooking a railway track, and you see a trolley heading towards five workers who
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Bentham, Jeremy
Jeremy Bentham was an influential British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer. He advocated for utilitarianism, emphasizing happiness as the foundation for ethical decision-making. Bentham’s ideas continue to shape discussions on ethics and public policy.
Utilitarianism, or Does the end justify the means?
One way in which utilitarianism differs from Kantian deontology is in its view of intention and consequences. We covered this
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Act and Rule utilitarianism
As we have seen in another post, for utilitarianism the value of acts and actions is based on their results.
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Utilitarianism – Going for the best outcome
What matters, rather than intention, is the outcome of actions. We justify the value of our deeds only on their
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