Format:
1 Online-Ressource (201 pages)
ISBN:
9781317493402
Content:
Utilitarianism - a philosophy based on the principle of the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people - has been hugely influential over the past two centuries. Beyond ethics or morality, utilitarian assumptions and arguments abound in modern economic and political life, especially in public policy. An understanding of utilitarianism is indeed essential to any understanding of contemporary society. ""Understanding Utilitarianism"" presents utilitarianism very much as a living tradition. The book begins with a summary of the classical utilitarianism of the eighteenth and nineteenth c
Note:
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Classical utilitarianism; 3 Proofs of utilitarianism; 4 Well-being; 5 Injustice and demands; 6 Acts, rules and institutions; 7 Consequentialism; 8 Practicality; 9 The future of utilitarianism; Questions for discussion and revision; Further reading; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781844650897
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Mulgan, Tim Understanding utilitarianism Stocksfield : Acumen, 2007 ISBN 9781844650903
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781844650897
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Utilitarismus
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Ideengeschichte
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