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Utility - The Happiness Calculus

Utility - The Happiness Calculus

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Join host Isla Verge as she explores Jeremy Bentham's radical 1789 proposal that morality can be measured through a "happiness calculus." From Bentham's felicific equation to John Stuart Mill's ranking of pleasures, we examine utilitarianism's promise and limitations—and why asking "does this work?" remains philosophy's most powerful question.

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