Quotes Tagged With :utilitarian

Described in this way, utilitarianism has little in common with the prosaic, visionless notion of the....

For a merely conscious being, death is the cessation of experiences, in much the same way that birth....

Many of the innovations in science and philosophy have come from unbelievers, some of whom died for their....

When we make ethical judgments, we must go beyond a personal or sectional point of view and take into....

The merely conscious being does not have a preference for continued life. Perhaps while having a pleasurable....

First premise: If we can prevent something bad without sacrificing anything of comparable significance,....

A gentleman is not a pot.

It's a failure of national vision when you regard children as weapons, and talents as materials you can....

A week-old baby is not a rational and self-aware being, and there are many nonhuman animals whose rationality,....

One of the main arguments that I make is that although almost everyone accepts that it is morally wrong....