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Theories of Well-Being

1. Introduction to Utilitarianism

2. Elements and Types of Utilitarianism

3. Arguments for Utilitarianism

4. Theories of Well-Being

5. Population Ethics

6. Utilitarianism and Practical Ethics

7. Near-Utilitarian Alternatives

8. Objections to Utilitarianism and Responses

8.1 The Rights Objection

8.2 The Mere Means Objection

8.3 The Separateness of Persons Objection

8.4 The Demandingness Objection

8.5 The Alienation Objection

8.6 The Special Obligations Objection

8.7 The Cluelessness Objection

8.8 The Equality Objection

8.9 The Abusability Objection

Acting on Utilitarianism

Utilitarian Thinkers: Mozi

Utilitarian Thinkers: Susanna Newcome

Utilitarian Thinkers: Jeremy Bentham

Utilitarian Thinkers: William Thompson

Utilitarian Thinkers: John Stuart Mill

Utilitarian Thinkers: Harriet Taylor Mill

Utilitarian Thinkers: Henry Sidgwick

Utilitarian Thinkers: Richard M. Hare

Utilitarian Thinkers: Peter Singer

Guest Essay: Analytic Hedonism and Observable Moral Facts

Guest Essay: Buddhism and Utilitarianism

Guest Essay: Virtues for Real-World Utilitarians

Guest Essay: Naturalistic Arguments for Ethical Hedonism

Guest Essay: Utilitarianism and Research Ethics

Guest Essay: Utilitarianism and Climate Change

Guest Essay: Uncertainty and Utilitarianism

Guest Essay: Bentham and Criminal Law

Guest Essay: Utilitarianism and Nonhuman Animals

Guest Essay: The Time-Relative Account of Interests

Guest Essay: Utilitarianism and Business Ethics

Guest Essay: Utilitarian Political Philosophy

Guest Essay: Moral Psychology and Utilitarianism

Guest Essay: Utilitarianism and Voting

Guest Essay: Expected Utility Maximization

Guest Essay: Welfare Economics and Interpersonal Utility Comparisons

Utilitarianism: Simply Explained

Study Guide: Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation

Study Guide: Peter Singer’s ‘Famine, Affluence, and Morality’

“The Enfranchisement of Women” by Harriet Taylor Mill

“On Liberty” (Chapter 1) by John Stuart Mill

“On Liberty” (Chapter 2) by John Stuart Mill

“On Liberty” (Chapter 3) by John Stuart Mill

“On Liberty” (Chapter 4) by John Stuart Mill

“On Liberty” (Chapter 5) by John Stuart Mill

“Utilitarianism” (Chapter 1) by John Stuart Mill

“Utilitarianism” (Chapter 2) by John Stuart Mill

“Utilitarianism” (Chapter 3) by John Stuart Mill

“Utilitarianism” (Chapter 4) by John Stuart Mill

“Utilitarianism” (Chapter 5) by John Stuart Mill

“The Subjection of Women” (Chapter 1) by John Stuart Mill

“The Subjection of Women” (Chapter 2) by John Stuart Mill

“The Subjection of Women” (Chapter 3) by John Stuart Mill

“The Subjection of Women” (Chapter 4) by John Stuart Mill

“Autobiography” (Chapter 1) by John Stuart Mill

“Autobiography” (Chapter 2) by John Stuart Mill

“Autobiography” (Chapter 3) by John Stuart Mill

“Autobiography” (Chapter 4) by John Stuart Mill

“Autobiography” (Chapter 5) by John Stuart Mill

“Autobiography” (Chapter 6) by John Stuart Mill

“Autobiography” (Chapter 7) by John Stuart Mill