New: utilitarianismAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959steemhive-185836hive-150122hive-180932hive-166405photographyhive-183397hive-101145hive-144064uncommonlabhive-184714hive-145157hive-188619bitcoinhive-103599krsuccesshive-193637hive-193186hive-179660hive-180301TrendingNewHotLikersstefan.molyneux (67)in reason • 2 years agoHow (and Why) to Love Your Enemies!You remarked recently on stream that c02 makes up a fraction of 1 percent of the atmosphere, and that we are perhaps overly fixated on the tiny portion in regard to climate change. But surely the…libertasbella (44)in liberty • 4 years agoJohn Stuart Mill Quotes on Liberty, Utilitarianism, and More“We have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavourable opinion of any one, not to the oppression of his individuality, but in the exercise of ours.” – On Liberty pg. 70 John…dullhawk (66)in ethics • 5 years agoEmbracing the utility of evil is pragmaticLast week I listened to an interview . The author being interviewed was a raging pragmatist. Very utilitarian. I found the interview disgusting for all the same reasons I always find…zhangchao (25)in china • 5 years agoAnti-epidemic plasma is a Trolley Problem in real life | 抗疫血浆是一道现实生活中的电车难题See two news today: The director of Jinyintan Hospital urges recovered patients to donate plasma to save critical patients Six people who were discharged from Shanghai Xinguan were willing to…dana-edwards (74)in life • 5 years agoHow I prefer to make big (important) decisionsHow I prefer to make big (important) decisions First let me define a big decision as a decision which would potentially effect a lot of people (stakeholders). The greater the potential impact…honeybee (77)in philosophy • 6 years agoMother spends a week in jail after Police Mix-up.In political philosophy there is a powerful argument against utilitarianism that runs as follows: If utilitarianism is true, then it is sometimes good to punish the innocent. The innocent person may…ekklesiagora (62)in ethics • 6 years agoUtilitarian Natural Law Theory: Consequentialist Deontological Virtue EthicsUtilitarianism seems self-evidently true. You can disagree with the particulars, but the essence is correct—happiness and pleasure are good, while suffering and pain are bad. The utilitarianism of…krishool (66)in liberty • 6 years agoUtilitarianism is Useful, Voluntarism is MoralUtilitarianism, social justice, communism and all forms of collectivism regard the supreme rule of ethics as the ends justifying the means, however, in individual ethics, this notion is the denial…nowtrk (30)in chicago • 7 years agomy one wayUtilitarianism is determined by the usefulness and consequences of how and why an act contributes to the increase of human benefit and happiness. In other words, it is utilitarianism to pay…exitingthecave (46)in ethics • 7 years agoPlato Versus Mill On The Pleasure Principle: Mill Loses…after more than two thousand years the same discussions continue, philosophers are still ranged under the same contending banners, and neither thinkers nor mankind at large seem nearer to being…exitingthecave (46)in ethics • 7 years agoAutism and Trolleys – One Good Reason To Reject UtilitarianismIn recent years, it has been speculated that Jeremy Bentham was an autist. This speculation arises out of Bentham’s extreme attempts at systematizing human interactions in his formulation of…juvyjabian (72)in contractualism • 7 years agoContractualism has its known option which utilitarianismContractualism has its known option which utilitarianism Image Source When the contractualist question is gotten some information about specific standards or practices, however around a…juvyjabian (72)in utilitarianism • 7 years agoThe ultimate yielding of welfare which is the demand of utilitarianism has no limitsThe ultimate yielding of welfare which is the demand of utilitarianism has no limits Image Source There is no restriction to what a man may do to enhance the world, with the exception of…dana-edwards (74)in philosophy • 7 years agoManufacturing happiness through capitalism (utilitarian capitalism)Manufacturing happiness through capitalism So in my previous post I brought up the question of whether the "free market" which I don't believe actually exists, is aiming to achieve the goal of…juvyjabian (72)in utilitarianism • 7 years agoIndividual welfare has been taken by utilitarianism as subject of ethical thoughtIndividual welfare has been taken by utilitarianism as subject of ethical thought Image Source There are numerous types of utilitarianism, they differ about how welfare is to be…elaswe (27)in life • 7 years agoBad newsLuckily I've be at home when it happened. Now instead of craft beer trip I have to wait for the plumber.... Steepshot | IPFS | Google Playstevedeery (27)in meliorism • 7 years ago#10 - Is setting goals ultimately meaningless? - Problem of the Paradox of the End - MeliorismIn part #10, the penultimate blog on this topic, I want to look at the concept of meliorism and the view that the world is capable of improvement by us by rightly directed human effort. Will it…raztard (25)in philosophy • 7 years agoWho matters? And who cares?This is part II of a planned series of posts on the foundations of ethics. In the first part (which you should probably read first if you haven't) I made the case that ethics (from a systems…juvyjabian (72)in utilitarianism • 7 years agoBrief understanding on the features of utilitarianismBrief understanding on the features of utilitarianism Image Source Utility is the inclusive currency on the grounds that the interest to it is sanely the majority of a piece with the…
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