ETHICAL THEORIES

Ethical Theories

Ethical Theories

Part 01

The ethical theory advanced by Bentham, both James and J. S. Mill, Sidgwick, and many others, that answers all questions of what to do, what to admire, or how to live, in terms of maximizing utility or happiness. This rendering of the value of skepticism appeared in Montaigne's presentation as well. After going through the skeptical arguments about the possibilities of knowledge through the senses or reason, Montaigne said that ethical theory makes one humble, and renders the mind blank, thus making it ready to receive whatever messages God chooses to give. We are ...