Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

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John Stuart Mill’s book Utilitarianism is one of the most influential and widely-read philosophical defenses of utilitarianism in ethics. The essay first appeared as a series of three articles published in Fraser’s Magazine in 1861; the articles were collected and reprinted as a single book in 1863. It went through four editions during Mill’s lifetime with minor additions and revisions. Although Mill includes discussions of utilitarian ethical principles in other works such as On Liberty and The Subjection of Women, Utilitarianism contains Mill’s only major discussion of the fundamental grounds for utilitarian ethical theory.

Episode Date
01 – I: General Remarks
Jan 02, 2026
02 – II: What Utilitarianism Is, pt. 1
Jan 01, 2026
03 – II: What Utilitarianism Is, pt. 2
Dec 31, 2025
04 – III: Of the Ultimate Sanction of the Principle of Utility
Dec 30, 2025
05 – IV: Of what Sort of Proof the Principle of Utility is Susceptible
Dec 29, 2025
06 – V: On the Connection between Justice and Utility, pt. 1
Dec 28, 2025
07 – V: On the Connection between Justice and Utility, pt. 2
Dec 27, 2025