The concept of utilitarianism refers to the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful for the benefit of a majority. The doctrine is that an action is right in so far as it promotes happiness ...

All engineers are familiar with the engineering design cycle in one form or another. While each step may be represented differently in different interpretations, design is always understood to be a ...

Rutgers researchers propose approaching the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions using ethical theory of utilitarianism. An approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions that is informed by the ...

Peter Singer was in Oxford last week. The bestselling advocate of utilitarianism was the star contributor to a conference in which he talked with a group of Christian ethicists. Given Singer's ...

Experts suggest ways to correct the habits that keep us from resting well. I noted in my last post that many science-minded moral philosophers suggest that morality should aspire towards utilitarian ...