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Utilitarianism de Geoffrey Scarre

Utilitarianism: Problems of Philosophy

Autor Geoffrey Scarre
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 mai 1996
Surveying the historical development and the present condition of utilitarian ethics, Geoffrey Scarre examines the major philosophers from Lao Tzu in the fifth century BC to Richard Hare in the twentieth.
Utilitarianism traces the 'doctrine of utility' from the moralists of the ancient world, through the Enlightenment and Victorian utilitarianism up to the lively debate of the present day. Utilitarianism today faces challenges on several fronts: it cannot warrant the drawing of adequate protective boundaries around the essential interests of individuals, and it does not allow them the space to pursue the personal concerns which give meaning to their lives. Geoffrey Scarre considers these and other charges, and concludes that whilst utilitarianism may not be a faultless moral doctrine, its positions are relevant, and significant today.
Written with undergraduates in mind, this is an ideal course book for those studying and those teaching moral philosophy.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415121972
ISBN-10: 0415121973
Pagini: 234
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Problems of Philosophy

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Cuprins

Preface -- I Introduction: The Character of the Theory -- II Four Ancient Moralists -- 1 MoTzu -- 2 Jesus -- 3 Aristotle -- 4 Epir:urus -- III Utilitarianism and Enlightenment -- I Chastellux and Helvetius -- 2 Hutcheson -- 3 Hume -- 4 Priestley and Paley -- 5 Godwin -- 6 Bentham -- IV John Stuart Mill -- I Early years -- 2 James Mill -- 3 The importance of character -- 4 Higher and lower pleasures -- 5 The 'proof of utility' -- 6 Utility and justice -- V Some Later Developments -- I Intuitional utilitarianism: Sidgwick -- 2 Ideal Utilitarianism: Moore and Rashdall -- 3 Rule-utilitarianism -- VI Happiness and Other Ends -- I Preference and happiness -- 2 Dominant- and inclusive-end conceptions of happiness -- 3 Problems about multiple ends -- 4 Two contrasting responses -- VII Maximisation, Fairness and Respect for Persons -- I Is utilitarian justice just? -- 2 Panem et circenses -- 3 'Whoever debases others is debasing himself' -- 4 But should the consequences count? -- 5 Limitations of the self-respect argument -- 6 Archangels, proles and the natural man -- VIII Utilitarianism and Personality -- I Does utilitarian morality demand too much? -- 2 The hard line: utilitarians should be saints -- 3 A softer line: utilitarians may be human -- 4 Maximisation and alienation -- 5 Non-alienating direct utilitarianism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Notă biografică

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.

Recenzii

'This is an excellent introduction to and survey of utilitarianism, and important current in contemporary ethical theory.' - Philosophia, The Philosophical Quarterly of Israel, 27, 3-4 Nov.1999

Descriere

Surveying the historical development and present condition of utilitarian ethics, Geoffrey Scarre concludes that whilst utilitarianism may not be a faultless moral doctrine, its positions are relevant and remain significant today.