Classical Utilitarianism (2): Mill
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John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) grew up in an extremely intellectual environment in London. His father, James Mill, was an early...
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Classical Utilitarianism (1): Bentham
History of Philosophy, Moral theory, PhilosophyRETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS
Utilitarianism is a consequentialist moral theory that was developed in its classical forms in the 18th and 19th centuries by...
Hedonism
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Hedonism
Hedonism is an ancient philosophy that (1) identifies the good with pleasure and the bad with pain and (2) recommends...
Ethical egoism
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One of the ethical theories to build on the insights of sociobiologists about reciprocal altruism in nature and to focus...
Cooperation in the natural and human world
Moral theoryRETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS
Though historically many people, even in Charles Darwin's own day, took the theory of evolution to indicate that human beings...