Utilitarianism is a theory of morality that holds that the most ethical decisions and actions are those that benefit the greatest number of people.

Utilitarianism argues yes, for the greater good, the one should be killed for the five. “It jars our common sense,” said Savulescu. “People feel a tension and don’t know how to resolve it.” ...

Utilitarianism marketing is all about heart. That’s why brands find it so hard to execute–the first reaction from marketers usually is: “How can we get our marketing message on this?” ...

Beneath both utilitarianism and scientism is the assumption that there is no supernatural realm. What you see is what you get. Mother Materialism is a cynical old woman who sees through everything.

This post isn’t about the propriety of the death penalty so much as it is about the dangers and profound crassness of utilitarian philosophy. Peter Singer has stated that if he was convinced… ...

Albee, Ernest; English utilitarianism. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine.

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Alan M. Gershel is a criminal law professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. From 1989 to 2008, he was chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of ...