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Sorry, I am looking for an academic discussion.

Certainly we can all agree that philosophy is the foundation stone of academia. So shall we examine the events that have unfolded at this little college of Lafayette (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF-XbJS0kvQ)? Perhaps we should further inquire (as philosophers) if there has been a serious detract...

The basis of utilitarianism philosophy (greatest-happiness principle) is a similar school of thought to the Epicureans. However utilitarianism is remarkably different in so much as it advocates an element of totalitarianism/authoritarianism to justify the means if need be, as Mill argued: "the ...