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Introduction to Moral Theory and Utilitarianism

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About the lecture

In this module, we provide an introduction to moral theories in general, before thinking in more detail about consequentialism and about utilitarianism more specifically.

About the lecturer

Iain Law is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Birmingham. His main interests are in meta-ethics, applied ethics and ethical theory, and he is currently working on papers in moral theory, moral psychology, the philosophy of medicine and applied ethics.

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APA style

Law, I. (2019, January 09). Utilitarianism - Introduction to Moral Theory and Utilitarianism [Video]. MASSOLIT. https://massolit.io/options/utilitarianism-2a5ba57d-0a5a-4a2e-a1f6-474e4a3b8113?auth=0&lesson=2260&option=7393&type=lesson

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Law, I. "Utilitarianism – Introduction to Moral Theory and Utilitarianism." MASSOLIT, uploaded by MASSOLIT, 09 Jan 2019, https://massolit.io/options/utilitarianism-2a5ba57d-0a5a-4a2e-a1f6-474e4a3b8113?auth=0&lesson=2260&option=7393&type=lesson