Socrates and Bentham ETHICS 101 GROUP 1 Forro, Shauci Mar Garcia, Lowela-Paz Maloloy-on, Ryan Pamada, Elvie Jane Pintacasi, Angelyn Tano, William Table of Contents 01 02 03 Life of Socrates Ethical Theories of Socrates Application of the Ethical Theories 04 05 06 Life of Jeremy Bentham Ethical Theories of Bentham Application of the Ethical Theories Socrates (469/470-399 BCE) • He was a Greek philosopher and is considered the father of western philosophy. • Socrates was born c. 469/470 BCE to the sculptor Sophronicus and the mid-wife Phaenarete. • He studied music, gymnastics, and grammar in his youth (the common subjects of study for a young Greek) and followed his father's profession as a sculptor. • Socrates served with distinction in the army and, at the Battle of Potidaea, saved the life of the General Alcibiades. Ethical Theories Socrates identifies knowledge with virtue. He believes “the unexamined life is not worth living.” Socratic Paradox Application of Ethical Theories 1. Knowledge with Virtue 2. "The unexamined life is not worth living" 3. Socratic Paradox Jeremy Bentham • Born on February 15, 1748 and died on June 6, 1832 in London. • English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism. • He was the elder son of an attorney, Jeremiah Bentham and Alicia Whitehorn, and brother to Samuel, a naval architect and diplomat. • Began to study Latin at the age of three. At twelve, he was sent to Queen's College Oxford. • He dedicated his career to analytic jurisprudence, law reform, and social and political improvement. • Bentham launched his career as a legal theorist in 1776 with the anonymously published A Fragment on Government. Ethical Theory Jeremy Bentham's ethical theory is Utilitarianism which means that actions are morally right if they tend to promote happiness or pleasure (and morally wrong if they tend to promote unhappiness or pain) among all those affected by them. Application of Ethical Theory UTILITARIANISM THANK YOU!!!
