Utilitarianism started as an equalizing force in utterly unequal 18th century England, challenging the idea that princes should be treated better than paupers. Moral philosophers like Jeremy ...

A World In Making, an exhibition highlighting the design principles of the 18th-century Shaker Christian sect.

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They are concerned about future generations (so utilitarianism tells us why climate change matters, for example, even if its most severe effects won’t be felt for another century). And “all ...

When it came to decorating church and home, the Puritans of 17th- and 18th-century New England shunned any form of religious or figurative art. Anything beyond a stripped-down utilitarianism spoke ...