Bend It Like Bentham

A utilitarianism blog. Bending the truth and distorting the facts of reality so as to conform them with our own set of whims, emotions, faiths and wishes. This blog will take you on a journey through the philosophical musings and inner conflicts of a man entering the world of utilitarianism. We will focus on dissecting the works of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Lastly, we will be exposing Objectivism as the irrational philosophy that it is.

Sunday, June 13, 2004

Utilitarianism Explained

Metaphysics: Reality
Epistemology: Skepticism
Ethics: Consequentialism
Politics: Populism

versus icky Objectivism:

Metaphysics: Reality
Epistemology: Reason
Ethics: Selfishness
Politics: Capitalism

Objectivism is silly and unrealistic. Luckily we have Utilitarianism! Now listen how easy it is and more realistic than Objectivism to impliment in the real world! All you have to do to decide the proper course of action in any scenario is to measure the utility that will result from each action, choosing the one that results in the most utility, measured by the following: intensity, duration, certainty, propinquity, fecundity, purity and extent. But uh oh! Jeremy Bentham didn't tell us how to measure them! By intuition of course! That is how we are so connected to reality unlike the silly Objectivists.

posted by Joseph | 2:30 PM

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