Understanding Utilitarianism (Understanding Movements in Modern Thought) - Hardcover

Mulgan, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844650898 ISBN 13: 9781844650897

Verlag: Routledge, 2007

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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 centuries. Subsequent chapters trace the development of the central themes of utilitarian thought over the twentieth century, covering such questions as: What is happiness? Is happiness the only valuable thing? Is utilitarianism about acts or rules or institutions? Is utilitarianism unjust, or implausibly demanding, or impractical? and Where might utilitarianism go in the future?

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Tim Mulgan

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• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1844650898
• ISBN 13: 9781844650897
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 200
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