UID:
kobvindex_INTNLM010893717
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 334 p)
ISBN:
9781843761471
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Content:
1. Ethics and economics -- 2. Some fundamentals -- 3. Origins of ethics -- 4. The case for indirect utilitarianism -- 5. What counts as utility? -- 6. The alleged problem of aggregation -- 7. Is utilitarianism immoral? -- 8. Altruism and self-interest -- 9. Duty and universalizability -- 10. Rivals of utilitarianism -- 11. Law, government, and policy -- 12. Utilitarianism after all
Content:
With this important book, esteemed economist Leland B. Yeager grounds moral and political philosophy in the requirements of a well-functioning society, one whose members reap the gains from peaceful cooperation while pursuing their own diverse goals
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Available in another form ISBN 9781840645217(hardback)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781843760429(pbk.)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1840645210
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1840645210
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781840645217
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781843760429
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4337/9781843761471
URL:
FULL
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