Episode Appearances
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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