SOME COLLECTIONS ARE SO COMPLETE, THERE IS LITTLE THAT CAN BE ADDED.
THE LINKS BELOW ARE SUCH A COLLECTION
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Classical Utilitariansm - http://www.la.utexas.edu/cuws/ Contains selections
from the writings of the classical utilitarians -principally Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Henry Sidgwick- with commentary
thereupon. |
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Utilitarianism Resources - http://www.utilitarianism.com Classic utilitiarian
texts; defending utilitarianism from its critics; its relation with collectivism and hedonism - and the ultimate aim of utilitarianism. |
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Utilitarianism Glossary - http://www.utilitarianism.com/glossary.htm Entries on utilitarian
philosophers and terms by the Penguin Encyclopedia of Philosophy. |
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'Utilitarianism' - http://www.utilitarianism.com/mill1.htm Classic presentation
of utilitarianism, by one of its most prominent defenders, John Stuart Mill. |
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'The Singer Solution to World Poverty' - http://www.petersingerlinks.com/solution.htm Article arguing,
from a utilitarian perspective, that citizens of affluent nations ought to give substantial amounts of their income to foreign
aid agencies, by Prof. Peter Singer, linked to his extensive website. |
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Utilitarian Philosophers - http://www.utilitarian.net Lists links to
writings by and about the major utilitarian figures --David Hume, Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick,
R. M. Hare and Peter Singer. |
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'Primer on the Elements and Forms of Utilitarianism' - http://web.missouri.edu/~philrnj/utilnote.html Discussion about
the varieties of utilitarianism, by R. N. Johnson. Utilitarianism is considered both as a theory of what is right and a theory
of what is good. |
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utilitarism.net - http://www.utilitarism.net Swedish site
for information on and discussion about utilitarianism. |
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'Utilitarianism' - http://www.utilitarianism.com/utilitarianism.html Encyclopedia
Britannica article, by Henry R. West. |
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'Could Kant have been a Utilitarian?' - http://deontology.com/ Provocative extract
from the book Sorting Out Ethics by the late R. M. Hare. "Kant, I shall argue, could have been a utilitarian, though he was
not. His formal theory can certainly be interpreted in a way that allows him - perhaps even requires him - to be one kind
of utilitarian." |
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'Utilitarianism and the Future' - http://www.ne-plus-ultra.org/smart.htm Excerpted from
J. J. C. Smart's 'An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics' (Cambridge, 1973). |
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'How to argue with an anti-utilitarian' - http://www.petersingerlinks.com/hare/anti-utilitarian.htm Suggested argumentative
strategies for utilitarians, by R. M. Hare. |
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Utilitarian FAQ - http://www.ianmontgomerie.com/manifesto/utilitarianfaq.html Detailed discussion
of contemporary utilitarian theory, including answers to a long list of frequent criticisms. By Ian Montgomerie. |
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'Utilitarianism' - http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/utilitarianism Wikipedia entry. |
ON BENTHAM:
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The Web's Best Sites Search Results: "bentham" |
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The Bentham Project University College London Information about the project to produce a scholarly edition
of Bentham's works and correspondence. Includes an annotated listing of his texts, an online
edition of the Bentham Newsletter,
and materials about the International Society for Utilitarian Studies and its journal, Utilitas.
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Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) The University of Tennessee
at Martin "Essay by William Sweet on
this British philosopher in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Discusses his life, views on human nature, and
his moral and political philosophy. Also includes a bibliography of his works. "
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Introduction to the Principles of Morals
and Legislation McMaster University E-text of this work by the English philosopher and economist,
Jeremy Bentham.
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A Fragment on Government McMaster University E-text of this work by the English philosopher and economist,
Jeremy Bentham.
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Defence of Usury McMaster University E-text of this work by the English philosopher and economist,
Jeremy Bentham |
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Utilitarianism University of San Diego Bibliographic survey of the Utilitarian texts, including writings by Bentham, Mill, and Wollstonecraft. Also offers a discussion forum.
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Philosophy Overview Information
on the social, moral, and political philosophies. Discusses Empiricism, Positivism, Utilitarianism, and philosophers like
Locke, Bentham, Marx, and Ruskin |
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Some of the skeptically.org members sites--several more will be added in the by 11/25/4
SKEPTICS HAVE MANY INTEREST, ALAN HAS FOUND THE MEDIEVAL PHENOMENA GRIPPING
2 sites by ALAN on Medieval, on spitural, and connected topics.
Alan's second site
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