The Greatest Good

Professor Philip Schofield and Professor Gregory Dart discuss the philosophical differences between Utilitarianism and Romanticism, in the context of the founding of the “Cockney College”, as UCL was known at the time. They explore how Bentham’s utilitarian principles, emphasising happiness and the greatest good, contrasted with Romantic notions of moral intentions and conscience. 

Transcript: https://uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-play/ 
 
Host: Professor Philip Schofield (Director of the Bentham Project, UCL)
Guest: Professor Gregory Dart (Department of English, UCL)
Commissioners: Professor David Docherty OBE & Dr Paul Ayris (Pro-Vice-Provost LCCOS: Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science, UCL)
Director: Justin Hardy (IOE - Culture, Communication & Media, UCL)
Producer: Stevie Doran 
 
Date: 14 October 2024
Duration: 26:32

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