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Author Barrow, Robin.

Title Utilitarianism : a contemporary statement / Robin Barrow
Published Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : E. Elgar Pub. Co., [1991]
©1991

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Description v, 195 pages ; 22 cm
Contents What lies ahead? -- What is an ethical theory and of what kind of proof is it susceptible? -- What is utilitarianism? -- What is happiness? -- Is utilitarianism necessarily conservative? -- Rule- or act-utilitarianism? -- Quantity or quality of happiness? -- Does the utilitarian recognize other values besides happiness? -- Will the utilitarian accept scapegoats and will he perform acts of supererogation? -- Does utilitarianism offer an impoverished conception of morality?
Analysis Ethics
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-189)
Subject Ethics.
Utilitarianism.
LC no. 90028072
ISBN 1852780975