British utilitarianism

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf philosophical theory
gptkbp:advocatesFor maximizing utility
gptkbp:analyzes moral dilemmas
gptkbp:appearsIn public policy
gptkbp:associatedWith moral philosophy
gptkbp:competesWith deontological ethics
gptkbp:criticism Kantian_ethics
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Jeremy_Bentham
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkbp:emphasizes consequentialism
gptkbp:focusesOn greatest happiness principle
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn economic theory
social reform movements
gptkbp:hasLanguage gptkb:Robert_Nozick
gptkb:G._E._Moore
gptkb:Peter_Singer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British utilitarianism
gptkbp:includes act utilitarianism
rule utilitarianism
gptkbp:influencedBy empiricism
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith liberalism
progressivism
gptkbp:isAvenueFor environmental ethics
animal rights
gptkbp:isChallengedBy virtue ethics
care ethics
feminist ethics
gptkbp:isCitedIn public discourse
academic circles
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor neglecting justice
overemphasizing happiness
potential for tyranny of the majority
gptkbp:isDescribedAs moral philosophy
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn ethics seminars
gptkbp:isExaminedBy political theory
gptkbp:isExploredIn economists
philosophical literature
sociologists
philosophers
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy social contract theory
gptkbp:isProminentIn Western philosophy
gptkbp:isReflectedIn ethical frameworks
legal systems
gptkbp:isRelatedTo hedonism
gptkbp:isSupportedBy quantitative measures of happiness
utilitarian_calculus
gptkbp:isTaughtIn philosophy courses
gptkbp:isUsedIn ethical decision-making
British_Enlightenment
gptkbp:isValuedFor simplistic view of morality
gptkbp:localHistory 19th century
20th century
21st century
gptkbp:promotes individual rights