1. UTILITARIANISM CHRISTY EICHLIN

2. What is Utilitarianism? Form of consequentialism Right / wrong depends on resulting happiness Created by English social reformers Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)

3. Subordinate Rules “Commonsense morality” : Keeping promises Refraining from cheating Refraining from stealing Obeying the law Only break it if you must!

4. преступление, prestupleniye— (n.) Rus. crime; stepping over [the line]

5. Utilitarianism & Dostoevsky Popular philosophy in 1860s Russia Western Europe 1862 Problematic to him as a Christian Based solely on reason Justified horrific crimes

6. “One death, and a thousand lives in exchange.” —Raskolnikov

7. In Crime & Punishment Applied in planning murder of Alyona Ivanovna Conflicts with intuitive moral laws Crime fails to create happiness Stolen money and goods never redistributed Raskolnikov’s conscience suffers

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