John Stuart Mill’s (1806-1873) father, James Mill, was an outspoken advocate of utilitarianism and a friend of Jeremy Bentham, its founder. John Mill was born into a household steeped in utilitarian ...

About the author:Christopher C. Heathwood is the author of the chapter: "Subjective theories of well-being" and is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado ...

The author is an industry team reporter of the JoongAng Ilbo. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) adhered to his philosophy even after death. His will was to use his body for dissection and then to preserve it ...

In a philosophy seminar many years ago I called utilitarian ethics ‘the moral view from nowhere’. Like so many smart-ass undergrads I was riffing from a work that I knew my philosophy peers would have ...