This episode is part one of five of the lecture series [HTA 11] on John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism [1861], in Hackett’s The Classical Utilitarians [2003], with an introduction by John Troyer.
Mill, John Stuart. “Utilitarianism.” In The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill, with Introduction by John Troyer, edited by John Troyer, 94–115. Indianapolis/Cambridge: Hacket Publishing Company, Inc., 2003 [1863].
What is hedonism?
What is the difference between instrumental and intrinsic goods?
How is utilitarianism different from consequentialism?
What is general utilitarianism?
How is act-utilitarianism different from rule-utilitarianism?
What are the two difficulties of utilitarianism?
What is an example of how/when utilitarianism is unfair to the individual /
violates individual rights?
What is the utility monster?
What is the prisoner’s dilemma?
What is Roko’s basilisk?
