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Ep. 58: The Limits of Utilitarianism (with Adam Gurri)

1,158 views · Published 1 December 2014 · 52:04 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: Libertarianism.org · 2014 · News & Politics

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Adam Gurri joins us this week for a discussion on utilitarianism and why it may not be a satisfactory moral theory in which to ground libertarianism.

What is utilitarianism? How is utilitarianism related to economics? What makes utilitarianism seem to work so well when applied to economic thinking? And where does it go wrong?

Show Notes and Further Reading

Adam Gurri, “Morality, Economics, and the Problem with Preferences” (column)
http://www.libertarianism.org/columns/morality-economics-problem-preferences

Adam Gurri, “Liberty with Dignity, Mutual Respect, and Morality” (column)
http://www.libertarianism.org/columns/liberty-dignity-mutual-respect-morality

Jeremy Bentham and J. S. Mill, Utilitarianism and Other Essays (collection)
http://www.amazon.com/Utilitarianism-Other-Essays-John-Stuart/dp/0140432728/

Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun (play)
http://www.amazon.com/A-Raisin-Sun-Lorraine-Hansberry/dp/0679755330

Alfred C. Pigou, The Economics of Welfare (book)
http://www.amazon.com/Economics-Welfare-Alfred-C-Pigou/dp/1596052554/

Ronald Coase, The Firm, the Market, and the Law (book)
http://www.amazon.com/Firm-Market-Law-R-Coase/dp/0226111016/

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