Philosophy15 Episode 52: Best Arguments - Utilitarianism

Philosophy professors Scott Aikin and Robert Talisse, authors of Why We Argue (and How We Should), and Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the Nature of Philosophy, engage in unscripted dialogue about philosophical topics. Here, they put their MIllian Principles to the test. Mill's Maxim is that, "He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." And so, here they perform what they call THE BEST ARGUMENT CHALLENGE -- they wrestle with what they think is the best argument for views they hold false. In this episode, they address what they think is the best argument for Utilitarianism.