Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Utilitarianism Introduction The Classics Further Reading Chapter 2: Elements and Types of Utilitarianism Consequentialism Welfarism & Theories of Well-Being Impartiality Aggregationism Hedonism Population Ethics Maximizing, Satisficing and...

Utilitarian ideas go back in part to the works of philosophers in ancient China, including Mozi, and ancient Greece, including Epicurus. 1 1 Utilitarianism was further developed, refined and promoted in the late 18th and early 19th century by the classical utilitarians, Jeremy Bentham, John...