In continuing the class discussion on freedoms, I have decided to take a closer look at our rights as individuals to speak as we choose. Countless philosophers have tried to correct for the natural conflicts between a man's personal wants and the wants of society as a whole. In his essay, On Liber...
Utilitarianism is a moral theory that was developed by British philosophers Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. These philosophers proposed judging the morality of an issue according to whether or not it increased the general happiness. ... Kantianism refers to the ethical theory developed by eighteenth century philosopher Immanuel Kant, who predicated his concept of morality on the ability of human beings to act rationally. ...
John Stuart Mills, a British philosopher, political economist and civil servant disagrees with Stanton's speech and says "No no the generality of the male sex cannot yet tolerate the idea of living with an equal at the fireside; and here is the secret of the opposition to women's equality in the state and the church-men are not ready to recognize it in the home....
Utilitarianism is a calculative moral theory associated with the likes of John Stuart Mill, Thomas Hobbes, and other philosophers that consider themselves civil servants. Its appeal mostly comes from the fact that it focuses on social reform and changing unjust laws and policies. In my opinion the g...
The very fact that people define happiness differently tells me that the perception of it may also vary greatly. Happiness is defined as fleeting as a momentary feeling or as lingering as a state of being. Two great philosophers in history, John Stuart Mill and Aristotle created moral theories in an...
