The consequences of our actions are important. They matter. But if the utilitarian is right, then consequences are all that matters. Is this correct? The main principle of utilitarian moral theory, ...

In a philosophy seminar many years ago I called utilitarian ethics ‘the moral view from nowhere’. Like so many smart-ass undergrads I was riffing from a work that I knew my philosophy peers would have ...

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Rutgers researchers propose approaching the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions using ethical theory of utilitarianism. An approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions that is informed by the ...

The ethical puzzle discussed in the interview with Marc Hauser actually illustrates the failure of utilitarian theories of justice, which claim that we should act in a way that maximises human ...