Utilitarianism Wiki



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Utilitarianism is a moral philosophy and ethical theory, and this Wikia is an attempt to explain it, along with various issues and considerations associated with it.

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Introductory

 * Utilitarianism

Core Concepts

 * Utility
 * Act/Omission Distinction
 * Consequentialism
 * Repugnant conclusion
 * Discounted utilitarian criterion
 * Omissions
 * Indirect consequences
 * Prima facie

Theory

 * Assumptions and antecedents of utilitarianism
 * Criticism of utilitarianism
 * Ethical Pluralism
 * Comparison of moral systems
 * Unifying principle
 * Metaethics
 * Expected Value

Applied

 * Poverty
 * GiveWell
 * Giving What We Can
 * Efficient charity
 * World Problems


 * Vegetarianism and veganism
 * Speciesism
 * Wild animals
 * In vitro meat
 * Cost-effectiveness of animal charities


 * Futurism
 * Existential risk
 * Future studies
 * Machine functionalism
 * Technological singularity

Book Reviews and Summaries

 * Utilitarianism and its Critics (book)
 * Principles of Morals and Legislation
 * Utilitarianism (book)
 * Ideal Code, Real World (book)
 * The Methods of Ethics (book)

Other

 * Utilitarianism links
 * Felicifia Forum
 * John Austin's pseudo-utilitarianism
 * Utilwiki
 * Buddhism and utilitarianism

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