Episode Appearances
The Rest Is Science · May 24, 2026
Do You Own Your Own Foot?
“Founder of utilitarianism whose preserved skeleton has been on permanent display at UCL since 1832 and attends official meetings.”
Body Part Ownership and Legal RightsOrgan Donation and Transplant EthicsAmputation and Body Autonomy
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Stuff You Should Know · May 12, 2026
Humanists, the Happy Heathens
“Father of utilitarianism; early animal rights advocate; willed body to science and remains at UCL”
Humanism definition and core principlesRenaissance humanism and intellectual historySeparation of church and state
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In Our Time · Feb 12, 2026
On Liberty
“Founder of utilitarianism and Mill's godfather; shaped Mill's early intellectual development through utilitarian principles”
Freedom of thought and expressionTyranny of the majority in democratic societiesIndividual liberty versus social conformity
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Philosophize This! · Feb 11, 2026
Episode #244 ... After Virtue - Alasdair MacIntyre (why moral conversations feel unsatisfying)
“Utilitarian philosopher whose happiness-maximization framework is criticized for failing to adjudicate between competing goods”
Virtue Ethics and TeleologyEnlightenment Philosophy and Moral FoundationsEmotivism and Meta-Ethics
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