'Could Kant have been a Utilitarian?' - http://deontology.com/
Provocative extract from the book Sorting Out Ethics by the late R. M. Hare. "Kant, I shall argue, could have been a utilitarian, though he was not. His formal theory can certainly be interpreted in a way that allows him - perhaps even requires him - to be one kind of utilitarian." |
'How to argue with an anti-utilitarian' - http://www.utilitarian.net/hare/by/1981----.htm
Suggested argumentative strategies for utilitarians, by R. M. Hare. |
'Primer on the Elements and Forms of Utilitarianism' - http://web.missouri.edu/~philrnj/utilnote.html
Discussion about the varieties of utilitarianism, by R. N. Johnson. Utilitarianism is considered both as a theory of what is right and a theory of what is good. |
'The Singer Solution to World Poverty' - http://www.petersingerlinks.com/solution.htm
Article arguing, from a utilitarian perspective, that citizens of affluent nations ought to give substantial amounts of their income to foreign aid agencies, by Peter Singer. |
'Utilitarianism' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism
Wikipedia entry. |
'Utilitarianism' - http://www.utilitarianism.com/mill1.htm
Classic presentation of utilitarianism, by one of its most prominent defenders, John Stuart Mill. |
'Utilitarianism' - http://www.utilitarianism.com/utilitarianism.html
Encyclopedia Britannica article, by Henry R. West. |
Classical Utilitariansm - http://www.la.utexas.edu/cuws/
Contains selections from the writings of the classical utilitarians -principally Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Henry Sidgwick- with commentary thereupon. |
Utilitarian Philosophers - http://www.utilitarian.net
Lists links to writings by and about the major utilitarian figures --David Hume, Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, R. M. Hare and Peter Singer. |
Utilitarian.org - http://utilitarian.org/
An explanation of what utilitarianism is, its strong relationship to altruism, and a place to network to put the philosophy of utilitarianism into practice and thereby make the world a better place. |