Browsing by Subject "Utilitarianism"

Now showing 1 - 3 of 3

Restricted
Bentham on religion: Atheism and the secular society
(1986) Crimmins, James E.
Open Access
Giving gold jewelry and coins as gifts: the interplay of utilitarianism and symbolism
(Association for Consumer Research, 2005) Ertimur, B.; Sandıkcı, Ö.
This paper explores the practice of giving gold jewelry and coins as gifts through a qualitative research conducted in Ankara, Turkey. We seek to understand the occasions of gift giving and the motivation behind this practice of gift giving. We aim to contribute to the existing literature not only by extending our understanding of the dynamics of gift giving behavior in non-Western contexts but also by questioning the tenability of the distinction between functionally and symbolically motivated gift giving. We argue that gift giving behavior is guided by interplay of utilitarian and experiential motives, whereby the economic values of gifts play a significant role along with symbolic values
Open Access
Moral development
(Elsevier, 2012) Berges, Sandrine; Chadwick, R.
This article introduces the concepts of moral development, developmental psychology, and character development. It begins by providing an overview of the history of these concepts, focusing on ancient philosophy and the philosophy of the Enlightenment. It then discusses in more detail a leading theory of moral development and objections that have been made against it. It concludes with some suggestions regarding how we might expect theories of moral development to evolve from those objections.