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- This article discusses utilitarian ethical theory. For a discussion of John Stuart Mill's essay Utilitarianism (1861), see Utilitarianism (book).
Utilitarianism (from the Latin utilis, useful) is a theory of ethics that prescribes the quantitative maximization of good consequences for a population. It is a form of consequentialism. This good to be maximized is usually happiness, pleasure, or preference satisfaction. Though some utilitarian theories might seek to maximize other consequences, these consequences generally have something to do with the welfare of people (or of people and nonhuman animals). For this reason, utilitarianism is often associated with the term welfarist consequentialism.
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Moral Value - Bad, I guess http://www.thadguy.com/comic/utilitarianism/343/
Random_Phobosis (Random_Phobosis) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:39:27 -0000
Moral Value - Bad, I guess http://www.thadguy.com/comic/utilitarianism/343/
f*ckin utilitarianism guys. COP15 finished w/o a protocol to cut CO2 including the US, China & developping contries. r u gonna kill earth?
yukieishero (Yukie hero) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:39:50 -0000
f*ckin utilitarianism guys. COP15 finished w/o a protocol to cut CO2 including the US, China & developping contries. r u gonna kill earth?
@PeterSinger Take a look at the course I gave on Utilitarianism and TLYCS http://elearning.ec.unipi.it/claroline/course/index.php?cid=PP942
melguidi (Marco E.L. Guidi) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:01:32 -0000
@PeterSinger Take a look at the course I gave on Utilitarianism and TLYCS http://elearning.ec.unipi.it/claroline/course/index.php?cid=PP942
@loki_72 No problem. Sharing my gastronomical proclivities is just one of my many attempts at utilitarianism, yet probably my most fondest.
mjt370 (Mike Tassinari) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:18:57 -0000
@loki_72 No problem. Sharing my gastronomical proclivities is just one of my many attempts at utilitarianism, yet probably my most fondest.
@iAmb0910 without bein unethical? Maybe utilitarian, but I dont agree w/ utilitarianism cuz it can (and does) shit on the lil guy just...
mrphilosopher3 (John Torrey) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:18:35 -0000
@iAmb0910 without bein unethical? Maybe utilitarian, but I dont agree w/ utilitarianism cuz it can (and does) shit on the lil guy just...
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PsychicEDU (Psychic) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:26:50 -0000
Utilitarianism http://trcb.us/Ubj
'Could Kant have been a Utilitarian?' - Provocative extract from the book Sorting Out Ethics by the late R. M. Hare. Kant, I shall argue, could have been a utilitarian, though he was not. His formal theory can certainly be interpreted in a way that allows him - perhaps even requires him - to be one kind of utilitarian.
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'How to argue with an anti-utilitarian' - Suggested argumentative strategies for utilitarians, by R. M. Hare.
'Primer on the Elements and Forms of Utilitarianism' - Discussion about the varieties of utilitarianism, by R. N. Johnson. Utilitarianism is considered both as a theory of what is right and a theory of what is good.
'The Singer Solution to World Poverty' - Article arguing, from a utilitarian perspective, that citizens of affluent nations ought to give substantial amounts of their income to foreign aid agencies, by Peter Singer.
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'Utilitarianism and the Future' - Excerpted from J. J. C. Smart's 'An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics' (Cambridge, 1973).
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'Utilitarianism' - Encyclopedia Britannica article, by Henry R. West.
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'Utilitarianism' - Classic presentation of utilitarianism, by one of its most prominent defenders, John Stuart Mill.
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'Utilitarianism' - Wikipedia entry.
Classical Utilitariansm - Contains selections from the writings of the classical utilitarians -principally Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Henry Sidgwick- with commentary thereupon.
Utilitarian FAQ - Detailed discussion of contemporary utilitarian theory, including answers to a long list of frequent criticisms. By Ian Montgomerie.
Utilitarian Philosophers - Lists links to writings by and about the major utilitarian figures --David Hume, Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, R. M. Hare and Peter Singer.
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Utilitarian.org - An explanation of what utilitarianism is, its strong relationship to altruism, and a place to network to put the philosophy of utilitarianism into practice and thereby make the world a better place.
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Utilitarianism Glossary - Entries on utilitarian philosophers and terms by the Penguin Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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Utilitarianism Resources - Classic utilitiarian texts; defending utilitarianism from its critics; its relation with collectivism and hedonism - and the ultimate aim of utilitarianism.
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utilitarism.net - Swedish site for information on and discussion about utilitarianism.
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