Utilitarianism

By:

Geoffrey Scarre

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Problems of Philosophy

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This is the first general overview of the history and present state of utilitarian ethics. Geoffrey Scarre traces the 'doctrine of utility' from the moralists of the ancient world, through the great Enlightenment and Victorian utilitarianism, to the lively contemporary debates about its viability. Besides looking at the ideas of such pivotal writers as Bentham, Mill and Sidgwick, Utilitarianism also discusses the work of several less well-known figures from the Chinese sage, Mo Tzu, to radical thinkers like Priestley and Godwin in the eighteenth century and the 'Ideal Utilitarian', Hastings Rashdall,in the twentieth. Finally, Geoffrey Scarre maps out the more recent debates raised by opponents of utilitarianism, and argues that while it may not be a faultless moral doctrine, utilitarianism still has relevance today. Written to be accessible to undergraduates as well as to professional philosophers, Utilitarianism will be essential to those studying, and teaching, moral philosophy.

Author Biography:

Geoffrey Scarre is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Durham. He is the author of Logic and Reality in the Philosophy of John Stuart Mill and the editor of Children. Parents and Politics.

Release date NZ

May 30th, 1996

Author

Geoffrey Scarre

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

234

Series

Problems of Philosophy

Dimensions

140x216x19

ISBN-13

9780415121972

Product ID

8226533

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