essay "A Critique of Utilitarianism"
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"A Critique of Utilitarianism" is a philosophical essay, notably associated with Bernard Williams, that challenges the moral and psychological assumptions of utilitarian ethical theory.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: essay "A Critique of Utilitarianism" Context triple: [Problems of the Self, hasPart, essay "A Critique of Utilitarianism"]
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Utilitarianism: For and Against
Utilitarianism: For and Against is a philosophical book co-authored by J.J.C. Smart and Bernard Williams that presents a classic debate over the merits and criticisms of utilitarian moral theory.
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essay "Does Moral Philosophy Rest on a Mistake?"
"Does Moral Philosophy Rest on a Mistake?" is a seminal essay by H. A. Prichard that challenges the foundations of moral philosophy by arguing that attempts to derive moral obligation from theoretical reasoning are fundamentally misguided.
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C.
“A Utilitarian View of the Monitor’s Fight”
“A Utilitarian View of the Monitor’s Fight” is a Civil War–era poem by Herman Melville that reflects on the practical, moral, and technological implications of the ironclad warship Monitor’s famous naval engagement.
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essay "Duty and Interest"
"Duty and Interest" is a seminal moral philosophy essay by H. A. Prichard that challenges consequentialist accounts of ethics and defends the irreducible, intuitive nature of moral obligation.
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Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Famine, Affluence, and Morality is a highly influential 1972 essay by philosopher Peter Singer that argues affluent individuals have a strong moral obligation to prevent suffering and death from poverty when they can do so at relatively little cost to themselves.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: essay "A Critique of Utilitarianism" Target entity description: "A Critique of Utilitarianism" is a philosophical essay, notably associated with Bernard Williams, that challenges the moral and psychological assumptions of utilitarian ethical theory.
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A.
Utilitarianism: For and Against
Utilitarianism: For and Against is a philosophical book co-authored by J.J.C. Smart and Bernard Williams that presents a classic debate over the merits and criticisms of utilitarian moral theory.
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B.
essay "Does Moral Philosophy Rest on a Mistake?"
"Does Moral Philosophy Rest on a Mistake?" is a seminal essay by H. A. Prichard that challenges the foundations of moral philosophy by arguing that attempts to derive moral obligation from theoretical reasoning are fundamentally misguided.
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C.
“A Utilitarian View of the Monitor’s Fight”
“A Utilitarian View of the Monitor’s Fight” is a Civil War–era poem by Herman Melville that reflects on the practical, moral, and technological implications of the ironclad warship Monitor’s famous naval engagement.
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D.
essay "Duty and Interest"
"Duty and Interest" is a seminal moral philosophy essay by H. A. Prichard that challenges consequentialist accounts of ethics and defends the irreducible, intuitive nature of moral obligation.
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E.
Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Famine, Affluence, and Morality is a highly influential 1972 essay by philosopher Peter Singer that argues affluent individuals have a strong moral obligation to prevent suffering and death from poverty when they can do so at relatively little cost to themselves.
- F. None of above. chosen
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