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The Cambridge companion to utilitarianism /

"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 developm...

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Group Author: Eggleston, Ben, 1971; Miller, Dale E., 1966
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, U.K. :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: [Cambridge companions to philosophy]
Subjects:
Utilitarianism
Summary: "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
Item Description: Series statement from publisher's website.
Carrier Form: xiii, 387 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-372) and index.
ISBN: 9781107656710 (paperback) :
1107656710 (paperback)
9781107020139 (alkaline paper)
1107020131 (alkaline paper)
Index Number: B843
CLC: B82-064
Call Number: B82-064/C178
Contents: 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. Sedgwick 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 Heath

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