What we’re about
This group is for people with some background in philosophy who want to explore new ideas about human existence that focus on the concepts of consciousness and value as key to resolving the enigma of life. Yet everyone is welcome, interested inquirers, avid readers, outliers, undergraduates and professors of philosophy alike.
Upcoming events
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•OnlineWhat can utilitarianism offer to ethics, or to an understanding of human life?
OnlineWorkshop # 5, Utilitarianism, Series 11,
This event begins 7.30 pm S'pore & WA time, 11.30 am UK, 6.30 am NY.
You will need to view the relevant podcast below on YouTube before joining the meeting in order to participate in the discussion.
https://youtu.be/VIeeRz2_0ks
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The workshops include of a prior presentation of the topic by myself on YouTube that you need to watch. The meeting itself consists of a brief review of the topic followed by questions and discussion. The weekly topic is posted a week before the event, together with a suggested reading from my work The Pursuit of Value, available through Amazon Books or myself. Transcripts of the Youtube presentation are available by email.
THIS WEEK: John Stuart Mill’s ‘principle of utility’ is the view that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness” and that we should maximize the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. As practical social policy this principle is difficult to dispute. Yet as a guiding principle of either ethics or life, it seems to be an impoverishment of both moral and human experience. What then would be an appropriate attitude to happiness in ethics and human life? Reading: The Pursuit of Value, Ch. 4, Scn. v.9 attendees
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