Utilitarianism, developed by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, defines the moral goodness of actions by their consequences. [4] This theory distinguishes good from bad, with particular emphasis ...

Advisors who gave non-utilitarian advice (e.g. adhering to moral rules rather than maximising outcomes) were trusted more, especially in dilemmas involving direct harm. This suggests that people ...

We will focus on four basic types of moral reasoning: perfectionism, utilitarianism, intuitionism, and Kantian constructivism. Our goal will be to understand how these thinkers from the modern period ...