None of the above terms alone can tell us “what is good” or “what is arete(what is the highest good)” or “what is virtue and vice.” When considered together, along with the empirical evidence from our senses and reason, they can be said to have meaning that is applicable to th...
首要必须澄清含义:I believe that the very imperfect notion ordinarily formed of its meaning, is the chief obstacle which impedes its reception; and that could it be cleared, even from only the grosser misconceptions, the question would be greatly simplified, and a large proportion of its difficult...
There is a larger meaning of the word “proof,” in which this question is as amenable to it as any other of the disputed questions of philosophy. Related Characters: John Stuart Mill (speaker) Related Themes: Page Number and Citation: 4 Cite this Quote Explanation and Analysis: ...
Consequentialism: Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined solely by its consequences. An action is morally right if it leads to good outcomes and morally wrong if it leads to bad outcomes. Greatest Happiness Principle: Utilitarianism revol...
There is a larger meaning of the word “proof,” in which this question is as amenable to it as any other of the disputed questions of philosophy. Related Characters: John Stuart Mill (speaker) Related Themes: Page Number and Citation: 4 Cite this Quote Explanation and Analysis: ...
It is as though the meaning of history has dissipated, overtaken by the immediacy of a world that appears devoid of destiny or promise. We have been left with only the burden of an endless and aimless present. It is a peculiar foyer of historical times where everyone knows their origins, ...
Otherwise he uses words without a meaning: for, that a rule even of utter selfishness could not possibly be adopted by all rational beings- that there is any insuperable obstacle in the nature of things to its adoption- cannot be even plausibly maintained. To give any meaning to Kant's ...
Or is he perhaps saying maximize the utility of the majority, the greatest happiness of the greatest number, the greatest number simply meaning the majority? But in that second interpretation you could still get highly inegalitarian distributions being judged superior to the status quo, because if...
* This implication, in the first principle of the utilitarian scheme, of perfect impartiality between persons, is regarded by Mr. Herbert Spencer (in his Social Statics) as a disproof of the pretensions of utility to be a sufficient guide to right; since (he says) the principle of utility...
Utilitarianism offers a relatively simple method for deciding the morally right course of action for any particular situation. Over the years, the principle of utilitarianism has been refined and expanded in many variations. Utilitarians today describe benefits and harms in terms of the satisfaction of...