TOPIC 9 - UTILITARIANISM

ISSUE RAISED : WHICH PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICS SHOULD BE ADAPTED TO CURRENT LIFE ?

INTRODUCTION >> UTILITARIANISM

>> 2 VIDEO EXTRACTS

PART 1 - Utilitarianism - yesterday and today

A) Bentham & utilitarianism

class reflection / discussion

B) "the tyranny of the majority"

individual reading at home

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PART 2 - echoes in the English-speaking world

a. POP CULTURE

i. MARVEL

ii. THE GOOD PLACE

b. NEW TECHNOLOGY (driverless cars)

c. MEDECINE & SCIENCE (the current pandemic)

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