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Utilitarianism
Book • 2004
In this work, Mill provides a comprehensive explanation of utilitarianism, addressing its core principles and responding to various criticisms.
He argues that happiness, understood as pleasure and the absence of pain, is the ultimate goal of ethical conduct.
Mill distinguishes between higher and lower forms of happiness, preferring intellectual pleasures over bodily ones.
He also discusses the compatibility of utilitarianism with individual rights and justice, arguing that justice has a utilitarian basis and that actions are right in proportion to their ability to promote general happiness.
He argues that happiness, understood as pleasure and the absence of pain, is the ultimate goal of ethical conduct.
Mill distinguishes between higher and lower forms of happiness, preferring intellectual pleasures over bodily ones.
He also discusses the compatibility of utilitarianism with individual rights and justice, arguing that justice has a utilitarian basis and that actions are right in proportion to their ability to promote general happiness.
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Mentioned in 9 episodes
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Russ Roberts while discussing John Stuart Mill's perspective on human satisfaction versus pig satisfaction.
Russ Roberts while discussing John Stuart Mill's perspective on human satisfaction versus pig satisfaction.
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Russ Roberts on Education
Amit Varma mentions Bentham and Mill's utilitarian approach to morality.
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Ep 83: The Atheism Episode
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Michael Shermer when discussing the utilitarian argument for respecting rights and autonomy.
Michael Shermer when discussing the utilitarian argument for respecting rights and autonomy.
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Who Counts? Ethics in the Treatment of Animals and AI
Mentioned by Thomas Hibbs in the context of comparing the impact of narrative versus philosophical arguments on students.
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What is Beauty? Aquinas and Contemporary Culture | Prof. Thomas Hibbs
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Alex O'Connor as a book on utilitarianism, recommended alongside Roger Crisp's analysis.
Alex O'Connor as a book on utilitarianism, recommended alongside Roger Crisp's analysis.
#484 - Cosmic Skeptic - 8 Impossible Thought Experiments
Mentioned by Alex O'Connor in relation to utilitarianism; it's suggested to read Crisp's analysis alongside or before Mill's work.
Alex O'Connor in relation to utilitarianism; it's suggested to read Crisp's analysis alongside or before Mill's work.
#214 - Cosmic Skeptic - How Do We Define What Is Good & Bad?
Mentioned by Dr. Frank Grabowski in relation to his discussion on external and internal sanctions and the need for both in relation to law and morality.
Aeschylus' Oresteia: The Eumenides Explained Part Two
