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Understanding Utilitarianism (Understanding Movements in Modern Thought) - Softcover

Buch 11 von 15: Understanding Movements in Modern Thought

Mulgan, Tim

 
9781844650903: Understanding Utilitarianism (Understanding Movements in Modern Thought)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1844650901 ISBN 13: 9781844650903
Verlag: Routledge, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

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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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Tim Mulgan

Tim Mulgan is professor of moral and political philosophy, University of St-Andrews.

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Verlag
Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1844650901
ISBN 13 
9781844650903
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
200
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