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Há 3 dias · In ethical philosophy, utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for the affected individuals. In other words, utilitarian ideas encourage actions that ensure the greatest good for the greatest number.
Há 5 dias · For other uses, see Ethics (disambiguation). Ethics or moral philosophy is the philosophical study of moral phenomena. It investigates normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. It is usually divided into three major fields: normative ethics, applied ethics, and metaethics .
Há 3 dias · Utilitarianism defines right and wrong in terms of the happiness of a society's members. Utilitarian ethics defines an act as good when its consequences bring the greatest good or happiness to the greatest number of people. There are a variety of specific forms of utilitarianism.
- Utilitarianism: The Greater Good
- PHIL103: Moral and Political Philosophy
Há 1 dia · Utilitarianism is one of the consequentialism iterations, suggesting that it is critical to judge the morality of a certain action based on its outcomes instead of predetermined rules. Specifically, utilitarianism focuses on maximizing one’s happiness, which could be applied both to individuals and society in general (Mill, 1879).
Há 1 dia · In today’s episode of Walt Right Perspectives I speak once more with Bentham’s Bulldog. We mostly reflect on our exchange from last week on the Nietzschean concept of “slave morality”. We then pivot into the question of whether Walt Bismarck should donate all his money to buy Malaria nets for Nigerian children.
Há 5 dias · Moreover, inclusive input is necessary to avoid the complaint of Bernard Williams that classical utilitarianism implies an authoritarian world. Underlying Williams’s concern is Kenneth Arrow’s 1951 General Possibility Theorem, a famous (and unrefuted) demonstration that only dictatorship can order any domain of diverse individual preferences.
Há 2 dias · J.S. Mill’s attempt to justify utilitarianism Appeal to human desires: “all desirable things…are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain” (“Utilitarianism”/2001, p. 7).
