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Julia Markovits: Utilitarianism Part 1

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Updated: 26 Sep 2014

Julia Markovits (Cornell University) gives an introduction to the moral theory of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the view that the right moral action is the one that maximizes happiness for all.

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What is Utilitarianism?

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Updated: 20 Sep 2013

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Bentham's Utilitarianism

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Updated: 18 Aug 2014
author: ProfessorZaldivar

A brief introduction to the Utilitarian ethics of Jeremy Bentham.

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Three Minute Philosophy: Utilitarianism

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Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: TheSeattleKid794

A term project on Mill, Bentham, and Utilitarianism.

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Ethics: John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, ch. 1-2

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Updated: 27 Nov 2011

In this session from my Fall 2011 Ethics class at Marist College, we continue our study of Utilitarian moral theory, introducing the qualitative utilitarian approach of John Stuart Mill, from Utilitarianism ch. 1-2.

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Utilitarianism in The Big Bang Theory

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Updated: 21 Aug 2014
author: wraithlord180

Showing how utilitarianism is displayed my favorite show, The Big Bang Theory. Made this video for a school project.

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Utilitarianism Lecture (Thorough)

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Updated: 06 Jan 2015

A very thorough introduction to Utilitarianism.

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9a Mill's Utilitarianism - Mill the man, utilitarianism's three core claims

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Updated: 13 Sep 2011

This is part of a whole series of lectures (playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0B58AB39400D982E&feature;=plcp) for my online course Phil 115 Introduction to Philosophy at SUNY Fredonia. It is an introduction to Philosophy with no prerequisites, which satisfies the SUNY Humanities General Education requirement. See the fuller description below. Want to take this course for credit? Info for Summer 2014 is here: http://www.fredonia.edu/summer/ School: http://www.fredonia.edu/ Department: http://www.fredonia.edu/philosophy/ my department page: http://www.fredonia.edu/philosophy/Tuggy.asp my personal page: http://trinities.org/dale/ The aim of this course is to introduce students to philosophy by considering four core areas of philosophy and some central problems in each. These branches are: Ethics (What is a good life? Why act morally? Is morality relative to cultures? What makes some actions right and others wrong? What is the relation between religion and morality? Is death bad for the one who dies?) Metaphysics (Do we have free will? Are free will and moral responsibility compatible with a scientific world view? Is there such a thing as an immaterial soul?) Epistemology (Can we know anything? What is it to know? To know something, must I be certain about it?) Philosophy of Religion (What sort of being is God supposed to be? Can one prove that God exists? Can one prove that God doesn't exist?). We will focus on classic more than on contemporary sources, although both will be used.

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Ethics 5 Utilitarianism

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Duration: 8:32
Updated: 28 Aug 2014
author: Wayne Miller

A discussion of the essential points of utilitarianism as well as its strengths and weaknesses.

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Utilitarianism for A Level Philosophy & Ethics

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Updated: 04 Jan 2014

Utilitarianism for A Level Philosophy & Ethics students. Covering Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill and modern day philosophers.

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John Stuart Mill and Utilitarianism

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Updated: 13 Sep 2014

Website: http://thatreligiousstudieswebsite.com/utilitarianism_intro/ HAMPTON FINDLEY (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/hamptonfindley FACEBOOK (Official): https://www.facebook.com/myoldreteacher TWITTER: https://twitter.com/myoldreteacher MUSIC: http://myoldreteacher.bandcamp.com/ CREDITS “Utilitarianism Part 3: John Stuart Mill and Utilitarianism” Written and produced by Stephen A Richards Theme tune "Swing City" Copyright Apple Inc. and used with their permission according to their terms and use All other music and sound effects copyright Apple Inc. unless otherwise indicated. “Smile” written and produced by Stephen A Richards Hampton Findley presents Utilitarianism at the Super Red Store Copyright Stephen A Richards, 2014 September 2014

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Deontology vs. Utilitarianism

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Duration: 3:09
Updated: 05 Sep 2014
author: Jason Miller

A moral dilemma of a father with a sick child.

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Utilitarianism (FULL Audiobook)

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Updated: 02 May 2014
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Utilitarianism audiobook John Stuart MILL (1806 - 1873) John Stuart Mill's book Utilitarianism is one of the most influential and widely-read philosophical d...

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12. Utilitarianism and its Critiques

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Updated: 04 Sep 2014
author: YaleCourses

Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature (PHIL 181) Professor Gendler begins with a general introduction to moral theories--what are they and what question...

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612. What Is Utilitarian Ethics?

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Updated: 13 Nov 2014

Bobby explains utilitarian ethics.

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7. Utilitarianism and Liberty, John Stuart Mill

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Updated: 05 Mar 2011

Foundations of Modern Social Thought (SOCY 151) Adam Smith's ideas about self-interest should be understood as a precursor in some ways to John Stuart Mill's thinking on utilitarianism. Professor Szelenyi discusses, but does not resolve, the complexities of Adam Smith's moral and ethical positions staked out in The Theory of Moral Sentiments—including a focus on sympathy—and the most widespread economic interpretation of Smith and The Wealth of Nations that he is the economist of self-interest. One way to reconcile these so-called "two Smiths" is that, as social beings, it is in our self-interest to express benevolence and sympathy toward others. Mill, the student of Bentham since a very young age, humanizes the theory of utilitarianism. Perhaps he should be best remembered for his staunch views on liberty: liberty must never be compromised for the sake of expediency. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Smith in a Historical Context 07:04 - Chapter 2. "The Theory of Moral Sentiments": Major Themes 13:29 - Chapter 3. "The Wealth of Nations": Major Themes; Self-Interest and The Common Good 21:24 - Chapter 4. The Labor Theory of Value; The Invisible Hand 27:17 - Chapter 5. Mill in a Historical Context 35:34 - Chapter 6. "Utilitarianism": Major Themes Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Fall 2009.

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Utilitarianism: The Greater Good?

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Updated: 02 Jun 2014
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Utilitarianism is the idea that one ought to perform those actions that produce the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers, which is one of the most imp...

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Moral Philosophy - Deontology Vs Utilitarianism

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Duration: 4:25
Updated: 28 Aug 2014
author: SixReligions

A moral scenario followed by some information about Deontology Utilitarianism, enjoy!

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Business Ethics - Utilitarianism.

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Duration: 32:18
Updated: 23 Mar 2015

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Peter Singer - Ethics, Utilitarianism & Effective Altruism

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Duration: 104:55
Updated: 07 Sep 2014

In his 2009 book 'The Life You Can Save', Singer presented the thought experiment of a child drowning in a pond before our eyes, something we would all readily intervene to prevent, even if it meant ruining an expensive pair of shoes we were wearing. He argued that, in fact, we are in a very similar ethical situation with respect to many people in the developing world: there are life-saving interventions, such as vaccinations and clean water, that can be provided at only a relatively small cost to ourselves. Given this, Singer argues that we in the west should give up some of our luxuries to help those in the world who are most in need. Around this central idea a new movement has emerged over the past few years known as Effective Altruism, which seeks to use the best evidence available in order to help the most people and do the most good with the limited resources that we have available. Associated with this movement are organisations such as GiveWell, which evaluates the relative effectiveness of different charities, and Giving What We Can, which encourages members to pledge to donate 10% or more of their income to effective poverty relief programs. New Book 'The Point of View of the Universe - Sidgwick and Contemporary Ethics' - by Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer : http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199603695.do Subscribe to this Channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TheRationalFuture Science, Technology & the Future: http://scifuture.org Humanity+: http://humanityplus.org

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John Stuart Mill: An Introduction (On Liberty, Utilitarianism, The Subjection of Women)

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http://www.tomrichey.net John Stuart Mill, a 19th century English philosopher, wrote three books at are still widely-read today: On Liberty, Utilitarianism, and The Subjection of Women. This is a brief introduction to Mill and his work for students taking survey-level courses in philosophy and AP European History.

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Negative Utilitarianism (Hampton Findley's RS Lessons from the Super Red Store)

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Updated: 16 Sep 2014

HAMPTON FINDLEY (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/hamptonfindley FACEBOOK (Official): https://www.facebook.com/myoldreteacher TWITTER: https://twitter.com/myoldreteacher MUSIC: http://myoldreteacher.bandcamp.com/ CREDITS “Utilitarianism 4: Negative Utilitarianism” Written and produced by Stephen A Richards Theme tune "Swing City" Copyright Apple Inc. and used with their permission according to their terms and use All other music and sound effects copyright Apple Inc. unless otherwise indicated. “Futura Fantastico Magnifico” written and produced by Stephen A Richards All photographs were acknowledged as being in the public domain and used here accordingly. Hampton Findley presents Utilitarianism at the Super Red Store Copyright Stephen A Richards, 2014 September 2014

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Philosophy: Utilitarianism Part 3

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Updated: 23 Jan 2015

Julia Markovits (Cornell University) gives an introduction to the moral theory of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the view that the right moral action is the one that maximizes happiness for all.

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Es geht um Millionen | Steuerfahndung jagt „Böhse Onkelz“-Sänger

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04 Aug 2015

Der 51-Jährige soll Steuern in Millionenhöhe hinterzogen haben. Staatsanwaltschaft und Steuerfahndung Mannheim ermitteln....

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Abandoned newborn baby rescued from toilet pipe in China after cries heard

The Guardian

04 Aug 2015

Little girl discovered head down in the pipe of a public toilet in western Beijing. A newborn baby girl is recovering in hospital after being found dumped inside a toilet in western Beijing. Residents discovered the baby – one of an estimated 10,000 children abandoned each year in China – trapped in a pipe under a lavatory after hearing her crying ... ....

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Bobbi Kristina -- Death Photo Sold

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03 Aug 2015

Bobbi Kristina. Death Photo Sold. about a minute ago BY TMZ STAFF ... and TMZ has learned the bidding soared into the six figures. ... ....

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A DPD Geopost prototype drone files carrying a parcel flies during a test flight in Pourrieres, southern France, June 23, 2015.

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Drone drops drugs in prison yard, spurring inmate fight

New York Post

04 Aug 2015

MANSFIELD, Ohio — A drone dropped a package of drugs into a prison yard while inmates were outside, sparking a fight, prison officials said. The package was dropped July 29 at the Mansfield Correctional Institution, about 65 miles southwest of Cleveland ... They used pepper spray to control the fight ... ....

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Debate field is set: Trump, Bush in; Santorum, Fiorina out

The Associated Press

04 Aug 2015

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has scored the top spot for Thursday night's leadoff debate of the 2016 presidential race, joined by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and seven other Republican contenders who made the campaign's first cut. Seven others will be excluded, including former technology executive Carly Fiorina and former Texas Gov ... Scott Walker, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Kentucky Sen ... ....

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Hunting and the Darker Side of Being Human

Huffington Post

04 Aug 2015

Photo Courtesy of aviewfromthebackroads.com. By now I'm sure you've read about Cecil the lion ad nauseam. You've read about the sketchy and pathetic methods used to "hunt" Cecil ... You may be outraged ... Trophy hunting's roots could run back to the purely utilitarian thought that bigger animals carry more meat ... So trophy hunting within the context of primitive styles of hunting could be a utilitarian and pragmatic decision ... ....

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Farewell Land Rover Defender

GQ Magazine

04 Aug 2015

Entertainment / Cars Farewell Land Rover Defender. By Jason Barlow 04 August 15. With two million vehicles and 67 years behind it, the classic Land Rover is being replaced by a next-generation Defender ... No fewer than 27 different colours enliven the car's agelessly appealing utilitarian exterior, inspiration drawn from the Defender's pivotal role as a support vehicle for the British Army, Navy and Air Force ... Needless to say, I loved it ... ....

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Scarf Festival 2016 theme announced (Greater Geelong City Council)

Public Technologies

03 Aug 2015

(Source. Greater Geelong City Council) ... Scarf Festival June 2016 . Myths and Legends ... Myths ... an item that can be draped and worn around the shoulders, about the neck or near the head for warmth, cleanliness, fashion or religious reasons, serving every conceivable purpose from utilitarian to frivolity, love token to political statement....

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Marco’s my ideological match, but he’s not my candidate

Tampa Bay Online

02 Aug 2015

This one promised to be as utilitarian as it was entertaining because, rather than unearth my inner dog, who I was in a previous life or my celebrity soulmate, this quiz vowed to reveal something I truly did not already know. Which candidate for president has staked out positions that most closely match my own. (As for the others, they are border collie, Edmund Burke and none of your business.) ... Or not ... Marco Rubio. That’s right ... ....

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What Selfies Tell Us About Ourselves And How Others See Us

National Public Radio

01 Aug 2015

1.50 PM ET. Ramona Martinez. Ramona Martinez is under no illusion that this selfie is a work of art. Ramona Martinez/NPR hide caption. itoggle caption Ramona Martinez/NPR ... All Tech Considered ... New Boom ... Both the interviewees for the piece (tech writer Sarah Purewal and digital artist Molly Soda) use selfies in this utilitarian way ... But the utilitarian justification for the selfie is not our focus — nor was it the focus of the piece ... Comment ... ....

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More is ‘Lessness’: why you should never try to find meaning in Beckett

The Irish Times

01 Aug 2015

Samuel Beckett’s terse prose piece Lessness is an enigma, even by his inscrutable standards. “Ruins true refuge long last towards which so many false time out of mind,” runs the opening line. “All sides endlessness earth sky as one no sound no stir. Grey face two pale blue little body heart beating only up right ... As the audience enters An Taibhdhearc theatre Fouéré sits on a bare stage, behind a utilitarian desk ... The effect is mesmeric ... ....

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Three Charlotte-area sites added to National Register of Historic Places

The Charlotte Observer

01 Aug 2015

Three Charlotte-area sites are among 15 in North Carolina that are the latest properties considered worthy of preservation by the National Register of Historic Places, the state’s cultural resources department announced last week ... “It’s all about protection.” ... SW, Concord ... By the 1940s he and brother Gordon were running the business, but Rufus sold his share to start his own pottery business making hand-thrown utilitarian pottery....

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MLB trade deadline: Winners & losers

Yahoo Daily News

01 Aug 2015

Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline went with a whimper Friday, all the talk of three-way deals and blockbusters fizzling into the Mets acquiring Yoenis Cespedes and the San Diego Padres holding onto every one of their numerous assets. Most of the activity came in the days prior, and it kept the deadline busy enough to warrant the breathless talk about it ... New York Yankees ... Verdict. Good job, good effort ... Verdict ... TBD ... Utilitarian as ever....

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What I wore this week: French Riviera seaside chic

The Guardian

31 Jul 2015

‘Riviera chic is the new version of Breton. It’s a little less utilitarian, a little more glamorous’. @JessC_M ... This annoys the hell out of fashion types, who like to hold forth about how they’ve been wearing them since the days when you had to get to Saint-Malo market at dawn to buy them directly off the fishermen for two francs, etc ... It’s a little bit less utilitarian, a little bit more glamorous. Put it like this ... Styling ... ....

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Gwyneth Paltrow Makes Bermuda Shorts Actually Look Cool, Earns Best Dressed Pick for July

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31 Jul 2015

Clashing patterns have been all over the runways lately, and I can't get enough of it! Her accessories are simple and utilitarian but they ......

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What would you do? Neuroethics sheds light on our darkest dilemmas (The University of Alabama ...

Public Technologies

31 Jul 2015

He argues that neuroimaging can help prove utilitarianism - the ethical theory that we should always and only maximize happiness for the greatest number of people ... Greene wants us to trust the utilitarian intuitions we have, which he argues arise from areas of the brain developed later in evolution, that are more characteristic of our ability to think carefully and override emotional responses....

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Six nifty tracking gadgets that’ll help find lost devices

Business Day

31 Jul 2015

KEYS are pretty important little nubs of metal. Without them, you can’t really do much. You can’t start a car. You can’t get into your house. You get my point. But just because our most essential bits and pieces are easy to lose, doesn’t mean that they can never be found again ... Tile. "The world is big, your keys aren’t." ... TrackR ... Stick N Find ... It sticks onto practically any surface, so it’s one of the more utilitarian devices of the lot....

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CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN SCULPTURE ON PUBLIC DISPLAY IN LONDON (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United ...

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31 Jul 2015

Yvonne Domenge shows us her geometric-organic sculpture made of fiberglass and sand, which evokes the beauty and fragility of coral; Rivelino's monumental sculpture is done in bronze and steel that highlights the contradictions of human equality; Paloma Torres contributes a utilitarian sculpture in bronze on the relationship between the city and ......

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