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2 days ago · Freda Josephine Baker (née McDonald; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France.
Sep 9, 2024 · With Bentham, utilitarianism became the ideological foundation of a reform movement, later known as “ philosophical radicalism,” that would test all institutions and policies by the principle of utility. Bentham attracted as his disciples a number of younger (early 19th-century) intellectuals.
3 days ago · Bentham very carefully distinguishes motive from intention and says that motives are not in themselves good or bad but can be referred to as such on account of their tendency to produce pleasure or pain. He adds that, "from every kind of motive, may proceed actions that are good, others that are bad, and others that are indifferent."
Sep 17, 2024 · Josephine Baker (born June 3, 1906, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died April 12, 1975, Paris, France) was an American-born French dancer and singer who symbolized the beauty and vitality of Black American culture, which took Paris by storm in the 1920s. Baker grew up fatherless and in poverty.
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- Josephine Baker was an American-born French dancer and singer who symbolized the beauty and vitality of Black American culture, which took Paris by...
- Josephine Baker grew up fatherless and in poverty. Between the ages of 8 and 10 she was out of school, helping to support her family. As an adolesc...
- In 1925 Josephine Baker went to Paris to dance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in La Revue Nègre and introduced her danse sauvage to France. She...
- During the German occupation of France, Josephine Baker—who had become a French citizen in 1937—worked with the Red Cross and the Resistance, and,...
Sep 18, 2024 · The greatest happiness principle. Used as the foundation for utilitarianism and a utilitarian standard, the greatest happiness principle says actions are moral if they promote utility but immoral if they promote the opposite. Utility, for this purpose, is defined as happiness without pain.
Sep 23, 2024 · But it received both its name and its clearest statement in the writings of English philosophers Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and John Stuart Mill (1806-1873). Even today Mill's essay "Utilitarianism," which was published in 1861, remains one of the most widely taught expositions of the doctrine.
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Sep 19, 2024 · Delve into the life and accomplishments of the iconic performer and civil rights activist, Josephine Baker, known for her trailblazing role in the arts and her contributions to the fight against racism.
