Introduction to Utilitarianism

A concise, accessible, and engaging introduction to modern utilitarianism.

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  • 1. Introduction to Utilitarianism
    Jul 11, 2023 – 10:40
  • 2. Elements and Types of Utilitarianism
    Jul 11, 2023 – 30:48
  • 3. Arguments for Utilitarianism
    Jul 11, 2023 – 25:32
  • 4. Theories of Well-Being
    Jul 11, 2023 – 25:56
  • 5. Population Ethics
    Jul 11, 2023 – 33:53
  • 6. Utilitarianism and Practical Ethics
    Jul 11, 2023 – 23:39
  • 7. Near-Utilitarian Alternatives
    Jul 11, 2023 – 22:09
  • 8. Objections to Utilitarianism and Responses
    Jul 11, 2023 – 11:58
  • 8.1 The Rights Objection
    Jul 11, 2023 – 10:25
  • 8.2 The Mere Means Objection
    Jul 11, 2023 – 11:57
  • 8.3 The Separateness of Persons Objection
    Jul 11, 2023 – 16:47
  • 8.4 The Demandingness Objection
    Jul 11, 2023 – 11:08
  • 8.5 The Alienation Objection
    Jul 11, 2023 – 11:05
  • 8.6 The Special Obligations Objection
    Jul 11, 2023 – 11:53
  • 8.7 The Cluelessness Objection
    Jul 11, 2023 – 13:52
  • 8.8 The Equality Objection
    Jul 11, 2023 – 08:03
  • 8.9 The Abusability Objection
    Jul 11, 2023 – 11:00
  • Acting on Utilitarianism
    Jul 11, 2023 – 23:10
  • Utilitarian Thinkers: Mozi
    Jul 11, 2023 – 03:02
  • Utilitarian Thinkers: Susanna Newcome
    Jul 11, 2023 – 21:01
  • Utilitarian Thinkers: Jeremy Bentham
    Jul 11, 2023 – 03:10
  • Utilitarian Thinkers: William Thompson
    Jul 11, 2023 – 15:36
  • Utilitarian Thinkers: John Stuart Mill
    Jul 11, 2023 – 03:56
  • Utilitarian Thinkers: Harriet Taylor Mill
    Jul 11, 2023 – 03:12
  • Utilitarian Thinkers: Henry Sidgwick
    Jul 11, 2023 – 02:21
  • Utilitarian Thinkers: Richard M. Hare
    Jul 11, 2023 – 16:06
  • Utilitarian Thinkers: Peter Singer
    Jul 11, 2023 – 02:40
  • Guest Essay: Analytic Hedonism and Observable Moral Facts
    Jul 11, 2023 – 36:20
  • Guest Essay: Buddhism and Utilitarianism
    Jul 11, 2023 – 37:45
  • Guest Essay: Virtues for Real-World Utilitarians
    Jul 11, 2023 – 28:52
  • Guest Essay: Naturalistic Arguments for Ethical Hedonism
    Jul 11, 2023 – 36:28
  • Guest Essay: Utilitarianism and Research Ethics
    Jul 11, 2023 – 24:24
  • Guest Essay: Utilitarianism and Climate Change
    Jul 11, 2023 – 29:27
  • Guest Essay: Uncertainty and Utilitarianism
    Jul 11, 2023 – 24:42
  • Guest Essay: Bentham and Criminal Law
    Jul 11, 2023 – 30:13
  • Guest Essay: Utilitarianism and Nonhuman Animals
    Jul 11, 2023 – 30:05
  • Guest Essay: The Time-Relative Account of Interests
    Jul 11, 2023 – 42:36
  • Guest Essay: Utilitarianism and Business Ethics
    Jul 11, 2023 – 24:22
  • Guest Essay: Utilitarian Political Philosophy
    Jul 11, 2023 – 32:32
  • Guest Essay: Moral Psychology and Utilitarianism
    Jul 11, 2023 – 30:08
  • Guest Essay: Utilitarianism and Voting
    Jul 11, 2023 – 17:28
  • Guest Essay: Expected Utility Maximization
    Jul 11, 2023 – 25:18
  • Guest Essay: Welfare Economics and Interpersonal Utility Comparisons
    Jul 11, 2023 – 18:51
  • Utilitarianism: Simply Explained
    Jul 11, 2023 – 11:12
  • Study Guide: Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation
    Jul 11, 2023 – 21:28
  • Study Guide: Peter Singer’s ‘Famine, Affluence, and Morality’
    Jul 11, 2023 – 30:05
  • “The Enfranchisement of Women” by Harriet Taylor Mill
    Jul 11, 2023 – 55:30
  • “On Liberty” (Chapter 1) by John Stuart Mill
    Jul 10, 2023 –
  • “On Liberty” (Chapter 2) by John Stuart Mill
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