John Stuart Mill’s (1806-1873) father, James Mill, was an outspoken advocate of utilitarianism and a friend of Jeremy Bentham, its founder. John Mill was born into a household steeped in utilitarian ...

History of Political Thought, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Autumn 2006), pp. 487-504 (18 pages) This article examines the arguments used by Robert Watts, a contemporary of John Stuart Mill, in his criticism of ...

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History serves as a powerful tool for the creation of self-perception as it exists in the present. While, studying Indian history it appears as if some authors wielded that tool (of history) in quite ...

Michael Ignatieff talk about a “rights revolution.” The problem is that rights may conflict, and we need to know how to adjudicate between competing rights. To do this, we need to know what kind of ...

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, ...

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The concept of utilitarianism refers to the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful for the benefit of a majority. The doctrine is that an action is right in so far as it promotes happiness ...

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, ...