Utilitarian Philosopher Responds to Criticisms of Utilitarianism @RahulSam

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Dr Nikhil Venkatesh responds to common criticisms of Utilitarian philosophy.

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$Utilitarian Philosopher Responds to Criticisms of Utilitarianism Dr Nikhil Venkatesh responds to common criticisms of Utilitarian philosophy. Watch the full podcast here: https://youtu.be/ASnV-fhdgmc?si=Qm7xvNe1mzvu9QLi {Podcast} Substack: https://rsampod.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le Anchor: https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake Available on other platforms at https://link.chtbl.com/PDBAf9Zd {Website} https://rahulsam.me/ {Social Media} https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/ https://substack.com/@trsam/ https://x.com/trsam97 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/ If the ideas I discuss in this channel evoke your interest, consider visiting https://theunhappyman.substack.com/ Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. 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