Unit 10
G. E. Moore (Twentieth Century) and R. M. Hare (Twentieth Century)

Learning Objectives

When you have completed Unit 10, you should be able to

1. describe and explain Moore’s intuitionist utilitarianism.
2. describe and explain Hare’s defence of utilitarianism.
3. classify both theorists according to the distinctions presented in Unit 1.
4. assess the strengths and weaknesses of each theory.
5. describe similarities and differences with deontology and virtue ethics covered in Parts One and Two of the course and with ancient and modern versions of the ethics of pleasure and pain covered in Units 8 and 9.