Utilitarianism and the Meaning of Life
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 8080432 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Thaddeus Metz (0000-0001-9861-2408, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2003 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 50-70 |
| Data de publicação | 2003-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Utilitas (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0953-8208 • E-ISSN: 1741-6183 |
| Editora | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0953820800003769 |
| OpenAlex | W2151335503 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 5 |
| Referências citadas | 3 |
This article addresses the utilitarian theory of life's meaning according to which a person's existence is significant just in so far as she makes those in the world better off. One aim is to explore the extent to which the utilitarian theory has counter-intuitive implications about which lives count as meaningful. A second aim is to develop a new, broadly Kantian theory of what makes a life meaningful, a theory that retains much of what makes the utilitarian view attractive, while avoiding the most important objections facing it and providing a principled explanation of their force. I have been very much puzzled as to the meaning of the question ‘What is the meaning or purpose of life?’ ... But at last it occurred to me that perhaps the vague words of this question are often used to mean no more than ‘What is the use of a man's life?’ ... A man's life is of some use, if and only if the intrinsic value of the Universe as a whole (including past, present, and future) is greater, owing to the existence of his actions and experiences, than it would have been if, other things being equal, those actions and experiences had never existed. G. E. Moore
Economics · Epistemology · Meaning (existential · Meaning of life · Positive economics · Sociology · Utilitarianism · Value (mathematics · Value of life · Mathematics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Psychology · Philosophy
| Obras citantes distintas | 5 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,24 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2005 - 2022 (18) |
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 5 |