Danny is both an Editor and the Web Developer at Sagacity. He is also a PhD candidate at the Australian National University.
When it comes to addressing trade offs, utilitarianism is typically considered to be the normative theory par excellence. Utilitarians are maximising consequentialists, meaning that they believe whether an act is right or wrong depends solely on its consequences and that we should choose to perform the acts that lead to...
If you are interested in philosophy — being here you probably are — you might’ve noticed a recent increase in philosophy content for the general public. From podcasts, like Hi-Phi Nation, and The Partially Examined Life, to publications like Philosophy Now, and New Philosopher, and even interviews with academics on free-to-air...