Bentham and His Offspring: Alternative Approaches to the Utilitarian Conception of Rationality (and Why It May Not Constitute a Path to a Meaningful Life)

Trincado Aznar, Estrella

Bentham and His Offspring: Alternative Approaches to the Utilitarian Conception of Rationality (and Why It May Not Constitute a Path to a Meaningful Life)

This article provides an overview of the utilitarian concept of the rationality from Jeremy Bentham's perspective, who formulated in the nineteenth century the classical definition of utilitarian rationality as a “hedonistic calculus”. This concept was then articulated in the intellectual tradi...

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Autor:	Trincado Aznar, Estrella
Tipo de recurso:	artículo
Fecha de publicación:	2025
País:	España
Institución:	Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
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Idioma:	inglés
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