Utilitarianism - Couverture souple

Mill, John Stuart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1551115018 ISBN 13 : 9781551115016

Editeur : Broadview Press Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism is a philosophical defense of utilitarianism, a moral theory stating that right actions are those that tend to promote overall happiness. The essay first appeared as a series of articles published in Fraser’s Magazine in 1861; the articles were collected and reprinted as a single book in 1863. Mill discusses utilitarianism in some of his other works, including On Liberty and The Subjection of Women, but Utilitarianism contains his only sustained defence of the theory.

In this Broadview Edition, Colin Heydt provides a substantial introduction that will enable readers to understand better the polemical context for Utilitarianism. Heydt shows, for example, how Mill’s moral philosophy grew out of political engagement, rather than exclusively out of a speculative interest in determining the nature of morality. Appendices include precedents to Mill’s work, reactions to Utilitarianism, and related writings by Mill.

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À propos de l'auteur

Colin Heydt is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida. He is the author of Rethinking Mill's Ethics: Character and Aesthetic Education (Continuum, 2006).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Broadview Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1551115018
• ISBN 13: 9781551115016
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Éditeur: Heydt Colin
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