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Utilitarianism

by Julia Markovits

Think through the basics of utilitarianism, the most famous moral theory of the modern world.

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Julia Markovits

Markovits joined the Cornell philosophy faculty in 2014, after spending five years on the philosophy faculty at MIT.  Before that, she was a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. She completed her graduate work in philosophy at Oxford.

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Episodes

EPISODE ONE

Part 1

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Julia Markovits (Cornell University) gives an introduction to the moral theory of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the view that the right moral action is the one that maximizes happiness for all.

EPISODE TWO

Part 2

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Julia Markovits (Cornell University) gives an introduction to the moral theory of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the view that the right moral action is the one that maximizes happiness for all.

EPISODE THREE

Part 3

Julia Markovits (Cornell University) gives an introduction to the moral theory of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the view that the right moral action is the one that maximizes happiness for all.