The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Episode 9: Utilitarian Ethics: What Should We Do?

Sep 18, 2009
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
The Head Is Not Real, but the Body Is
04:40 • 2min
3
The Principle of Utility
06:43 • 6min
4
Utilitarianism
12:15 • 1min
5
The More Difficult Utilitarian Decision
13:40 • 5min
6
Is Gay Marriage Destroying Society?
19:06 • 4min
7
Is Torture Bad?
23:14 • 2min
8
Is Fredaism Falsifiable?
25:23 • 4min
9
The Principle of Utility
29:35 • 5min
10
Utilitarian Calculus
34:10 • 2min
11
The Maximum Pleasure
36:23 • 5min
12
Socrates and the Pig
41:03 • 1min
13
Are You Dissatisfied With Your Life?
42:15 • 5min
14
Do You Hate Limit Case Examples WUC?
47:30 • 4min
15
What Is Utilitarianism?
51:36 • 5min
16
The Moral Leap
56:55 • 3min
17
Is That Worth It?
59:27 • 4min
18
Utilitarianism
01:02:58 • 2min
19
The Utilitarian Essay - Kant's Consequences Inuti Im
01:04:38 • 5min
20
Is That a Metaethical Jump?
01:09:34 • 3min
21
The Principle of Utility Relates to Justice
01:12:38 • 6min
22
Are You Giving in All Things Being Equal?
01:18:16 • 2min
23
Is There a Thriving Principle?
01:20:28 • 3min
24
I Throw Car Batteries Out of My Window Into the Lake
01:23:35 • 2min
25
Is There a Cap on How Much Margin Someone Can Make on a Product?
01:25:33 • 5min
26
Utilitarianism
01:30:29 • 2min
27
The Moral Commandment Is to Maximize Utility
01:32:03 • 4min
28
Foreign Service Degree
01:35:46 • 3min
29
The Third Premises Are Not Taken Into Account
01:39:16 • 4min
30
Is There Something Ethically Compelling About Doing Something Meaningful?
01:43:20 • 3min
31
The Principle of Utilitarianism
01:46:22 • 5min
32
The Ethics of the Metaphysics of Morals
01:51:38 • 2min
33
Why Should You Pay for Porn?
01:53:47 • 5min