John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill

male, deceased (1873)
philosopher, Economic methodology, member of parliament, Parliament of the United Kingdom, American, classical liberalism…Utilitarian
John Stuart Mill, (20 May 1806 - 8 May 1873) British philosopher, political economist and Member of Parliament, was an influential liberal thinker...
Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham

male, deceased (1832)
philosopher, from Spitalfields, University College London, feminism, Political theorist, Social philosophy…Utilitarian
Jeremy Bentham - June 6, 1832) was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. He was a political radical and a leading theorist...
Peter Singer

Peter Singer

male, 63 years old
Princeton University, philosopher, Animal liberation movement, animal liberation, Princeton University faculty, activist…preference utilitarian, Utilitarian
Peter Albert David Singer (born July 6, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a Jewish-Australian philosopher. He is the Ira W. DeCamp...
David Hume

David Hume

male, deceased (1776)
philosopher, historian, Skepticism, Scottish, The History of England, Essayist…Utilitarian
David Hume (April 26, 1711 - August 25, 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. He is considered one of the most important...
James Mill

James Mill

male, deceased (1836)
angus, historian, Economist, Scottish, university of edinburgh, philosopher…Utilitarian
James Mill (April 6, 1773 - June 23, 1836), Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and philosopher, was born at Northwater Bridge, in...
Henry Sidgwick

Henry Sidgwick

male, deceased (1900)
Parapsychologist, From skipton, President of the Cambridge Union Society, philosopher, Political theorist, atheist…Utilitarian
Henry Sidgwick (May 31, 1838-August 28, 1900) was an English philosopher.
R. M. Hare

R. M. Hare

male, deceased (2002)
prescriptivism, preference utilitarianism, Old Rugbeian, Moral philosopher, twentieth century, Utilitarian
Richard Mervyn Hare (March 21, 1919 - January 29, 2002) was an English moral philosopher, who held the post of White's Professor of Moral...
William Godwin

William Godwin

male, deceased (1836)
Tales From Shakespeare, political philosophy, Mary Godwin, philosophical anarchism, An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, minarchist…Utilitarian
William Godwin (3 March 1756 - 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first...
David Ricardo

David Ricardo

male, deceased (1823)
Jewish, convert to Christianity, Business Person, Trade Economist, Spanish and Portuguese Jew, scientist…Utilitarian
David Ricardo (18th April, 1772-11th September, 1823), a political economist, is often credited with systematizing economics, and was one of the...
William Paley

William Paley

male, deceased (1805)
Anglican priest, briton, utilitarianism, Anglican, christian apologetics, philosopher…Utilitarian
William Paley (July 1743 - May 25, 1805) was a British divine, Christian apologist, utilitarian, and philosopher. He is best remembered for his...