Utilitarianism
| Advanced search |
- About 12 results found and you can help!
Utilitarianism is a theory in normative ethics holding that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes overall happiness. It is now generally taken to be a form of consequentialism, although when Anscome first introduced that term it was to distinguish between "old-fashioned Utilitarianism" and consequentialism. According to utilitarianism the moral worth of an action is determined only by its resulting outcome although there is debate over how much consideration should be given to actual consequences, foreseen consequences and intended consequences. Two influential contributors to this theory are Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. In A Fragment on Government Bentham says ‘it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong’ and describes this as a fundamental axiom. In An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation he talks of ‘the principle of utility’ but later prefers “the greatest happiness principle".
- See also: Wikipedia
- Related: Altruism (ethical doctrine), Appeal to consequences, Bounded rationality, Charity International, Classical liberalism, Decision analysis, Decision theory, Eudaimonism, Greedy reductionism, Gross national happiness, Prioritarianism, Probabilistic reasoning, Relative utilitarianism, Rule according to higher law, State consequentialism, Uncertainty, Utility, Utility monster, Utilitarian bioethics
| Wiki Felicifia, the collaboratively edited encyclo... Wiki Felicifia, the collaboratively edited encyclopaedia for utilitarians www.felicifia.org/wiki - Web |
| utilitarian.org FAQ utilitarian.org FAQ www.utilitarian.org/faq.html - Web |
| A Utilitiarian FAQ A Utilitiarian FAQ www.lri.fr/~dragice/utilitarianism/faq.html - Web |
Average relevance
| The English Utilitarians, Volume l The English Utilitarians, Volume l www.gutenberg.org/etext/27597 - Web |
| The English Utilitarians, Volume ll The English Utilitarians, Volume ll www.gutenberg.org/etext/25788 - Web |
| Utilitarian Philosophers Utilitarian Philosophers www.utilitarian.net - Web |
| Utilitarianism Utilitarianism www.rsrevision.com/Alevel/ethics/utilitarianism/index.htm - Web |
| Utilitarian Resources Utilitarian Resources www.Utilitarianism.com - Web |
| Primer on the Elements and Forms of Utilitarianism Primer on the Elements and Forms of Utilitarianism web.missouri.edu/~johnsonrn/utilnote.html - Web |
| International Website for Utilitarianism and Utili... International Website for Utilitarianism and Utilitarian Scholar's Conferences and Research utilitarianphilosophy.com - Web |
| Utilitarianism as Secondary Ethic Utilitarianism as Secondary Ethic www.sethpayne.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/bentham.pdf - Web |
Low relevance
| Essays on Reducing Suffering Essays on Reducing Suffering www.utilitarian-essays.com - Web |
