Major Ethical Philosophies

  • Utilitarianism (1863)
    11,863 BCE

    Utilitarianism (1863)

    Utilitarianism is a theory of morality which advocates actions that foster happiness or pleasure and opposes actions that cause unhappiness or harm....utilitarianism would say that an action is right if it results in the happiness of the greatest number of people in the society or group
  • Jhon stuart mill.(1806)
    1806 BCE

    Jhon stuart mill.(1806)

    Jhon stuart mill usually cited was an English philosopher political economist,member of parliament and civil servant,one of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism he contributed widely to social theory,political theory,and political economy
  • Thomas Hobbes. (1588.1679)
    1679 BCE

    Thomas Hobbes. (1588.1679)

    Beliefs that human beings are basically selfish Creng who would do anything to improve their position
  • 383 BCE

    Plato (428-348 BC)

    He is widely considered one of the most important and influential in human history and the pivotal figure in the history of ancient Greek and western philosophy
  • 322 BCE

    Jeremy bentham.(1748-1832)

    Jeremy bentham was an English philosopher,jurist,and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism. Bentham defined as the fundamental atiom of his philosophy the principles that it is the greatest happiness number that is the measure of rights wrong
  • Aristotle. (384-322)BC
    338

    Aristotle. (384-322)BC

    Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived the first genuine scientist in history. He pioneering contracts to all fields of the philosophy and sciences he invented the field of formal logic and he identified the various scientific disciplines and explored their relationship to each other.
  • Socrates. 470-399.BC
    387

    Socrates. 470-399.BC

    Socrates was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as a founder of western philosophy and the first moral philosopher of the western ethical tradition of thought

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