Now listen to the audio recording ‘Classical and modern utilitarianism’,
which you can find on the Exploring philosophy website.
1 What does Hooker mean by ‘welfare utilitarianism’?
2 Why might a non-hedonistic form of welfare utilitarianism be
appealing?
3 What is Hooker’s preferred formulation of rule utilitarianism?
4 How does Hooker respond to the three objections outlined above?