https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/tags/utilitarianism/ Recent content in Utilitarianism on Philosophy in Summary — Thinkers & Syntheses Hugo en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/artigos/capability-approach-sen-nussbaum-development-freedom/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/artigos/capability-approach-sen-nussbaum-development-freedom/ What does a dignified life mean? The capability approach of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum criticizes utilitarianism and GDP and proposes assessing well-being by the real freedoms — functionings and capabilities — that people have to live as they have reason to value. https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/artigos/animal-welfare-peter-singer-liberation-speciesism/ Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/artigos/animal-welfare-peter-singer-liberation-speciesism/ Peter Singer and speciesism: the utilitarian argument for animal liberation, Tom Regan, Martha Nussbaum, and the practical implications of animal ethics. https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/artigos/justice-philosophy-plato-aristotle-rawls-natural-law/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/artigos/justice-philosophy-plato-aristotle-rawls-natural-law/ The concept of justice in philosophy: Plato, Aristotle, natural law, contractualism, utilitarianism, Rawls, Nozick, Sen, and contemporary debates. https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/artigos/hedonism-pleasure-philosophical-principle/ Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/artigos/hedonism-pleasure-philosophical-principle/ A philosophical analysis of hedonism — from Aristippus and Epicurus to Bentham and Mill — its variants, critiques, and relevance for contemporary ethics. https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/pensadores/bentham/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/pensadores/bentham/ Founder of Utilitarianism. English jurist and philosopher; radical social reformer. His skeleton (Auto-Icon) is displayed at University College London, in… https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/pensadores/john-stuart-mill/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/pensadores/john-stuart-mill/ Born in London in 1806, John Stuart Mill was subjected by his father, James Mill, to an extraordinarily precocious and rigorous education — designed by… https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/pensadores/peter-singer/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://filosofiaemresumo.com.br/en/pensadores/peter-singer/ Australian philosopher, professor at Princeton University. He is the most influential living utilitarian philosopher and one of the founders of the…