The Blackwell guide to Mill's Utilitarianism / edited by Henry R. West.
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Serie: | Blackwell guides to great works.
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| Beschreibung: | ix, 275 p. |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- 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 John Mill's 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 connection 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 E. 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.