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9 wrz 2024 · Utilitarianism is a species of consequentialism, the general doctrine in ethics that actions (or types of action) should be evaluated on the basis of their consequences.
29 lis 2022 · A brief and accessible introduction to utilitarianism, by two leading contemporary utilitarian theorists, covering the historical roots of the view, arguments in support of it, objections, different varieties of the view, and its contemporary relevance.
14 paź 2022 · Modern utilitarian theories significantly refined the classical utilitarian theories. Hare, unlike Mill, tried squarely to justify the principle of utility by analyzing the nature of moral language. Firstly, Hare argues that moral judgments express prescriptions.
1 sty 2018 · Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory of ethics which states that actions are morally right to the degree that they tend to promote the greatest good for the greatest number.
1 sty 2021 · Definition. Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory of ethics that promotes actions that tend to produce the greatest amount of welfare or happiness and deems immoral those actions that tend to do otherwise. Introduction.
1 lut 2013 · Utilitarianism is a tradition in modern philosophy that an act, moral rule, public policy, law, or institution is ultimately to be evaluated by its utility and only by its utility. By utility is meant the intrinsic value ( see Intrinsic Value) of the act and its consequences.
Consequentialism has been held to ignore much that is of moral importance such as rights, duties, and obligations, virtue, integrity, and deserts. Utilitarianism has some good answers. First we must discuss the distinction that has been drawn between Act and Rule Utilitarianism.
