Format:
Online-Ressource (Text + Images)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781139096737
Series Statement:
The companions to philosophy, religion and culture
Content:
Utilitarianism, the approach to ethics based on the maximization of overall well-being, continues to have great traction in moral philosophy and political thought. This Companion offers a systematic exploration of its history, themes, and applications. First, it traces the origins and development of utilitarianism via the work of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, and others. The volume then explores issues in the formulation of utilitarianism, including act versus rule utilitarianism, actual versus expected consequences, and objective versus subjective theories of well-being. Next, utilitarianism is positioned in relation to Kantianism and virtue ethics, and the possibility of conflict between utilitarianism and fairness is considered. Finally, the volume explores the modern relevance of utilitarianism by considering its practical implications for contemporary controversies such as military conflict and global warming. The volume will be an important resource for all those studying moral philosophy, political philosophy, political theory, and history of ideas
Content:
1. Utilitarianism before Bentham / Colin Heydt -- 2. Bentham and utilitarianism in the early nineteenth century / James E. Crimmins -- 3. Mill and utilitarianism in the mid-nineteenth century / Henry R. West -- 4. Sidgwick and utilitarianism in the late nineteenth century / Roger Crisp -- 5. Utilitarianism in the twentieth century / Krister Bykvist -- 6. Act utilitarianism / Ben Eggleston -- 7. Rule utilitarianism / Dale E. Miller -- 8. Global utilitarianism / Julia Driver -- 9. Objectivism, subjectivism, and prospectivism / Elinor Mason -- 10. Subjective theories of well-being / Chris Heathwood -- 11. Objective theories of well-being / Ben Bradley -- 12. Kantian ethics and utilitarianism / Jens Timmermann -- 13. What virtue ethics can learn from utilitarianism / Daniel C. Russell -- 14. Utilitarianism and fairness / Brad Hooker -- 15. Utilitarianism and the ethics of war / William H. Shaw -- 16. Utilitarianism and our obligations to future people / Tim Mulgan
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107020139
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107656710
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. The Cambridge companion to utilitarianism Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2014 ISBN 9781107020139
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781107656710
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107020131
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1107656710
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Utilitarismus
DOI:
10.1017/CCO9781139096737
