SAUL ALINSKY'S APPROACH

Application of Saul Alinsky's Approach



Application of Saul Alinsky's Approach

Jeremy Bentham, one of the founders of Utilitarianism, believed his philosophy could provide for the “greatest happiness of the greatest number of people”. However benign it may sound, at the heart of Utilitarianism is a cold, teleological process which reduces happiness to a mere commodity. It is even worse that Saul Alinsky would extend this philosophy to a point where the truth becomes relative, justice becomes a tool of those powerful enough to wield it, and any means are justified to reach one's desired ends. Alinsky's approach (through the work ...