What is Utilitarianism?

Imagine you have a giant, delicious chocolate cake. Should you eat it all yourself for maximum happiness, or share it so everyone gets a little bit? Welcome to the fascinating world of Utilitarianism! In this fun episode of Philosophy is Not Boring, Mira and Finn explore a huge question: is the right thing to do whatever makes the most people happy? Travel back to 1789 to meet Jeremy Bentham, a philosopher who actually tried to invent a math formula for being good! He believed you should add up happiness points and subtract pain points to make decisions. But what happens if the math says it's okay to leave one kid out of a game just because they are outnumbered? That's where philosopher John Stuart Mill steps in to save the day, arguing that higher pleasures (like being kind and learning) are worth way more points than lower pleasures (like just eating donuts!). Plus, discover a mind-bending historical fact: find out why Jeremy Bentham's real skeleton is still sitting inside a glass cabinet today! Tune in to find out if a high score is always fair!