Welcome to Episode 5 (Part III) of The Panpsycast, Utilitarianism. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.
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Part I. Jeremy Bentham and Utilitarianism (The beginning of Episode/Part I)
Part II. John Stuart Mill and Utilitarianism (The beginning of Episode/Part II)
Part III. Preference Utilitarianism (Part/Episode II: 43:15)
Part IV. Further Discussion and Analysis (The beginning of Episode/Part III)
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Primary reading and references:
Jeremy Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1781
John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, 1863
Peter Singer, Utilitarianism and Vegetarianism, 1980
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The History of Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill Mindmap (Created and Submitted by listener Milan Juza).
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