Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism Discussion I will reference the first assignment here because it has all material that you need. Week Day/Topic

Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism Discussion I will reference the first assignment here because it has all material that you need. Week
Day/Topic
Course Materials
Assignment
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Utility
Read Weston, ch.6 “The Ethics of Happiness”
• Read Baggini & Fos!
o 1.17 pain and pleasure
o 2.1 consequentialism
o 2.7 egoism
o 2.8 hedonism
03.14 intentions/consequences
o 3.19 means/ends
Tuesday / Happiness & Flow
5. STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES OF UTILITARIANISM
Happy (Pharrell Williams)
Don’t Worry Be Happy (Bobby McFarrin)
Csikszentmihalyi & Happiness (TED)
Explore “Happiness” from Psychologytoday.com
• Moral Foundations Theory (Wikipedia)
Intuitive Ethics by Haidt & Joseph
Haidt on The Moral Mind on TED
6. HAPPINESS & FLOW
Wednesday / Moral Foundations
Theory
Thursday / Ross’s Duties
7. The Moral Mind & Ross’s Duties
• Moral Intuitionism (BBC)
Read Baggini & Fosi, 1.13 Intuition
A Simple Ethical Theory based on the Ethics of WD Ross by Jan
Garrett
WD Ross’s Intuitionism, A Moral Theory by JW Gray
5. STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES OF UTILITARIANISM
Based on your engagement of the materials regarding consequential moral reasoning, aka utilitarianism, briefly discuss 2-3 strengths and weaknesses of this line of moral logic and thought.

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