
Utilitarianism
In Our Time: Philosophy
Introduction
In 17 89, the english philosopher jeremy bentham published one of his most important works. He developed theory of utility which was taken up by generations of philosophers. The refinements on utilitarianism affect many decisions we and governments make. To day, with me to discuss utilitarianism ar malissa lane, professor of politics at princeton university. Janet radcliffe richards, professor of practical philosophy at the university of oxford. Mlitalone, how far did the ancient philosophies develop ideas that fed into utilitarianism?
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