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Early Utilitarians
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Author : Ken Binmore
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-09-11
Early Utilitarians written by Ken Binmore and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-11 with Business & Economics categories.
People who put the public good before their own self interest have been admired throughout history. But what is the public good? Sages and prophets who think they know better what is good for us than we know ourselves held sway on this subject for more than two thousand years. The world had to wait for the Enlightenment that burst upon the world in the eighteenth century for an account of the public good free from the prejudices of the privileged classes. Utilitarianism is our name for this new way of thinking about morality. Francis Hutcheson encapsulated its aims by inventing its catchphrase “The greatest happiness for the greatest number’’ fifty years before Jeremy Bentham, to whom the slogan is usually attributed. But what is happiness? Why did Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill prefer to speak of utility? How did economists develop this notion? Does it really make sense to compare the utilities of different people? Bob may complain more than Alice in the dentist’s chair, but is he really suffering more? Why should I put the sum of everybody’s utility before my own utility? This short book asks how such questions arose from the social and political realities of the times in which the early utilitarians lived. Nobody need fear being crushed by heavy metaphysical reasoning or incomprehensible algebra when this story is told. This book argues that the answers to all the questions that the early utilitarians found so difficult are transparent when we stand upon their shoulders to look back upon their work. The problem for the early utilitarians was to free themselves from the prejudices of their time. The lesson for us is perhaps that we too need to free ourselves from the prejudices of our own time.
Utilitarianism In The Early American Republic
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Author : James E. Crimmins
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-01
Utilitarianism In The Early American Republic written by James E. Crimmins and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-01 with Political Science categories.
In Utilitarianism in the Early American Republic James E. Crimmins provides a fresh perspective on the history of antebellum American political thought. Based on a broad-ranging study of the dissemination and reception of utilitarian ideas in the areas of constitutional politics, law education, law reform, moral theory and political economy, Crimmins illustrates the complexities of the place of utilitarianism in the intellectual ferment of the times, in both its secular and religious forms, intersection with other doctrines, and practical outcomes. The pragmatic character of American political thought revealed—culminating in the postbellum rise of Pragmatism—stands in marked contrast to the conventional interpretations of intellectual history in this period. Utilitarianism in the Early American Republic will be of interest to academic specialists, and graduate and senior undergraduate students engaged in the history of political thought, moral philosophy and legal philosophy, particularly scholars with interests in utilitarianism, the trans-Atlantic transfer of ideas, the American political tradition and modern American intellectual history.
The Early Utilitarians And Educational Reform 1800 1824
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Author : Glen Parker Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949
The Early Utilitarians And Educational Reform 1800 1824 written by Glen Parker Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with Education categories.
Utilitarianism To Early Analytic Philosophy
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Author : Frederick Charles Copleston
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2003-01-01
Utilitarianism To Early Analytic Philosophy written by Frederick Charles Copleston and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit and specialist in the history of philosophy, first created his history as an introduction for Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries. However, since its first publication (the last volume appearing in the mid-1970s) the series has become the classic account for all philosophy scholars and students. The 11-volume series gives an accessible account of each philosopher's work, but also explains their relationship to the work of other philosophers.
Classical Utilitarianism From Hume To Mill
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Author : Frederick Rosen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-06-28
Classical Utilitarianism From Hume To Mill written by Frederick Rosen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-28 with Philosophy categories.
This book presents a new interpretation of the principle of utility in moral and political theory based on the writings of the classical utilitarians from Hume to J.S. Mill. Discussion of utility in writers such as Adam Smith, William Paley and Jeremy Bentham is included.
The English Utilitarians Vol 1
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Author : Leslie Stephen
language : en
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Release Date : 2023-12
The English Utilitarians Vol 1 written by Leslie Stephen and has been published by Double 9 Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12 with Philosophy categories.
Leslie Stephen, a notable British philosopher and literary critic, wrote "The English Utilitarians, Volume 1" as an important book. This book is the first of a series that looks at the lives and philosophies of significant people in the utilitarian movement in England throughout the nineteenth century. Stephen concentrates on Jeremy Bentham and James Mill in this volume, two significant philosophers who played pivotal roles in the development and popularization of utilitarianism. Stephen provides thorough biographical histories of their lives as well as an examination of their intellectual contributions to utilitarian philosophy. The book examines utilitarianism as a moral and political philosophy in depth, focusing on its central principle which acts should aim to maximize happiness and reduce suffering for the greatest number of people. Stephen examines Bentham's utilitarian calculus, which quantified pleasure and pain, as well as James Mill's role in popularizing utilitarian concepts through their publications and participation in social and political reform organizations. Stephen explores the impact of utilitarianism on different sectors of society throughout the book, like legal reform, education, and political philosophy.
Bentham And The Early Utilitarians
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Author : William Ritchie SORLEY
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914
Bentham And The Early Utilitarians written by William Ritchie SORLEY and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with categories.
Utilitarianism
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Author : John Stuart Mill
language : en
Publisher: The Floating Press
Release Date : 2009-05-01
Utilitarianism written by John Stuart Mill and has been published by The Floating Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-01 with Philosophy categories.
Utilitarianism is philosopher John Stuart Mill's defense and advocacy of utilitarian ethics. First appearing in three magazine articles, this essay was first gathered into a single book in 1863. While Mill discusses utilitarian ethical principles in some of his other writings such as On Liberty and The Subjection of Women, Utilitarianism is Mill's only major discussion of the theory's fundamental grounds.
The English Utilitarians Vol 2
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Author : Leslie Stephen
language : en
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Release Date : 2023-12
The English Utilitarians Vol 2 written by Leslie Stephen and has been published by Double 9 Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12 with Philosophy categories.
Leslie Stephen, a notable British philosopher and literary critic, wrote "The English Utilitarians, Volume 2" as an important book. This book is the first of a series that looks at the lives and philosophies of significant people in the utilitarian movement in England throughout the nineteenth century. Stephen concentrates on Jeremy Bentham and James Mill in this volume, two significant philosophers who played pivotal roles in the development and popularization of utilitarianism. Stephen provides thorough biographical histories of their lives as well as an examination of their intellectual contributions to utilitarian philosophy. The book examines utilitarianism as a moral and political philosophy in depth, focusing on its central principle which acts should aim to maximize happiness and reduce suffering for the greatest number of people. Stephen examines Bentham's utilitarian calculus, which quantified pleasure and pain, as well as James Mill's role in popularizing utilitarian concepts through their publications and participation in social and political reform organizations. Stephen explores the impact of utilitarianism on different sectors of society throughout the book, like legal reform, education, and political philosophy.
The Methods Of Ethics
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Author : Henry Sidgwick
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 1981-01-01
The Methods Of Ethics written by Henry Sidgwick and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
This Hackett edition, first published in 1981, is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the seventh (1907) edition as published by Macmillan and Company, Limited. From the forward by John Rawls: In the utilitarian tradition Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900) has an important place. His fundamental work, The Methods of Ethics (first edition 1874, seventh and last edition 1907, here reprinted), is the clearest and most accessible formulation of what we may call 'the classical utilitarian doctorine.' This classical doctrine holds that the ultimate moral end of social and individual action is the greatest net sum of the happiness of all sentient beings. Happinesss is specified (as positive or negative) by the net balance of pleasure over pain, or, as Sidgwick preferred to say, as the net balance of agreeable over disagreeable consciousness. . . .