| Description |
ix, 275 pages ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Blackwell guides to great works |
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Blackwell guides to great works.
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| Contents |
Part I: The background of Mill's utilitarianism -- Mill's life / Susan Leigh Anderson -- Bentham's utilitarianism / Gerald J. Postema -- The place of utilitarianism in Mill's philosophy / John Skorupski -- Part II: The complete text of utilitarianism -- General remarks -- What utilitarianism is -- Of the ultimate sanction of the principle of utility -- Of what sort of proof the principle of utility is susceptible -- On the connexion between justice and utility -- Part III: Essays on the text -- Mill's theory of value / Wendy Donner -- Mill's theory of morally correct action / Alan Fuchs -- Mill's theory of sanctions / Dale E. Miller -- Mill's proof of the principle of utility / Henry R. West -- Mill's theory of rights / L.W. Sumner -- Part IV: Influence and contemporary issues -- Contemporary criticisms of utilitarianism : a response / William H. Shaw -- The scalar approach to utilitarianism / Alastair Norcross -- Right, wrong, and rule-consequentialism / Brad Hooker -- Some implications of utilitarianism for practical ethics : the case against the military -- Response to terrorism / Bart Gruzalski |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. Utilitarianism
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Utilitarianism.
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| Author |
West, Henry R., 1933-
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| LC no. |
2005009841 |
| ISBN |
1405119489 |
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9781405119481 |
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9781405119498 |
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1405119497 |
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