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 ...

John Stuart Mill argued that indifference to injustice is a greater societal threat than conflict itself. He emphasized that ...

Philosopher John Stuart Mill argued that a dissatisfied human is superior to a satisfied pig or fool, emphasizing that deeper ...

The author is an industry team reporter of the JoongAng Ilbo. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) adhered to his philosophy even after death. His will was to use his body for dissection and then to preserve it ...

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 ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

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 ...

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, ...