Comments on: Which Ideas Would Benefit the Most People http://wellbeingandhealth.net/social-context/which-ideas-would-benefit-the-most-people/ All aspects of wellbeing and health Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Evan http://wellbeingandhealth.net/social-context/which-ideas-would-benefit-the-most-people/comment-page-1/#comment-3594 Evan Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:13:43 +0000 http://wellbeingandhealth.net/?p=1387#comment-3594 Hi Adelaide, yes lots about monitoring. Utilitarianism has the same problems as this proposal - how to do the calculations: how many childrens lives versus happy adults enjoying great works of art. So I go for health and (like you) ideas about education. I think 'socially conscious' is a way of weaseling out of saying 'socially responsible'. It certainly will be interesting to see what happens with that idea. Thanks for your comment. Hi Adelaide, yes lots about monitoring. Utilitarianism has the same problems as this proposal – how to do the calculations: how many childrens lives versus happy adults enjoying great works of art. So I go for health and (like you) ideas about education. I think ‘socially conscious’ is a way of weaseling out of saying ‘socially responsible’. It certainly will be interesting to see what happens with that idea. Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Adelaide http://wellbeingandhealth.net/social-context/which-ideas-would-benefit-the-most-people/comment-page-1/#comment-3593 Adelaide Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:49:29 +0000 http://wellbeingandhealth.net/?p=1387#comment-3593 I think I would vote for "Make educational content available for free". Love the saying: "Helping helps the helper and the helped alike". Many of the ideas are to do with tracking and reporting, like the natural disaster crisis system and the health one, as well as the issue-based one in general. There are so many ideas about engineering and science! "Which ideas benefit the most people" makes me think of UTILITIARANISM: the ideas of Jeffrey Bentham and his contemporaries and successors. I would also love to see what happens with 'socially conscious tax'. What is the difference between socially conscious and socially responsible, and how does this factor into the triple bottom line? I think I would vote for “Make educational content available for free”.

Love the saying: “Helping helps the helper and the helped alike”.

Many of the ideas are to do with tracking and reporting, like the natural disaster crisis system and the health one, as well as the issue-based one in general.

There are so many ideas about engineering and science!

“Which ideas benefit the most people” makes me think of UTILITIARANISM: the ideas of Jeffrey Bentham and his contemporaries and successors.

I would also love to see what happens with ‘socially conscious tax’. What is the difference between socially conscious and socially responsible, and how does this factor into the triple bottom line?

]]> By: Evan http://wellbeingandhealth.net/social-context/which-ideas-would-benefit-the-most-people/comment-page-1/#comment-3590 Evan Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:58:29 +0000 http://wellbeingandhealth.net/?p=1387#comment-3590 Hi Sarah, I just chanced across it - it'll be interesting to see which ideas win. Hi Sarah, I just chanced across it – it’ll be interesting to see which ideas win.

]]> By: sarah luczaj http://wellbeingandhealth.net/social-context/which-ideas-would-benefit-the-most-people/comment-page-1/#comment-3589 sarah luczaj Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:21:40 +0000 http://wellbeingandhealth.net/?p=1387#comment-3589 wow - why didn't I know about this before? Thanks, Evan! Have cast my vote... wow – why didn’t I know about this before? Thanks, Evan! Have cast my vote…

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