Reading Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation | Alexandria
Read Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham. Pioneering utilitarian thought, Bentham's radical manifesto upends morality by reducing good and evil to a simple metric: happiness versus suffering. His algorithmic approach to ethics eerily foreshadows AI's current moral dilemmas. Most shocking? His claim that animal rights matter more than linguistic ability.