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Secular Utilitarianism
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Author : James E. Crimmins
language : en
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Toronto : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1990
Secular Utilitarianism written by James E. Crimmins and has been published by Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Toronto : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Philosophy categories.
Jeremy Bentham was an ardent secularist convinced that society could be sustained without the support of religious institutions or beliefs. This book illustrates the nature, extent, and depth of Bentham's concern with religion, from his Oxford days of first doubts through the middle years of quiet unbelief to the zealous atheism and secularism of his later life. Crimmins provides an interpretation of Bentham's thought in which his religious views are shown to be integral: on the one hand, intimately associated with the metaphysical, epistemological, and psychological principles which gave shape to his system as a whole, and, on the other, central to the development of his entirely secular view of society.
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.
Utilitarian Philosophy And Politics
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Author : James E. Crimmins
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-08-04
Utilitarian Philosophy And Politics written by James E. Crimmins and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-04 with Philosophy categories.
Explores Bentham's political philosophy in its historical and intellectual context and in the light of his own later re-assessment of his philosophical project.
Secular Utilitarianism
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Author : James E. Crimmins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Secular Utilitarianism written by James E. Crimmins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Christianity and the social sciences categories.
An interpretation of Bentham's thought in which his religious views, hitherto not considered of great interest, are shown to be central to the development of his views.
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia Of Utilitarianism
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Author : James E. Crimmins
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-01-26
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia Of Utilitarianism written by James E. Crimmins and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with Philosophy categories.
The idea of utility as a value, goal or principle in political, moral and economic life has a long and rich history. Now available in paperback, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Utilitarianism captures the complex history and the multi-faceted character of utilitarianism, making it the first work of its kind to bring together all the various aspects of the tradition for comparative study. With more than 200 entries on the authors and texts recognised as having built the tradition of utilitarian thinking, it covers issues and critics that have arisen at every stage. There are entries on Plato, Epicurus, and Confucius and progenitors of the theory like John Gay and David Hume, together with political economists, legal scholars, historians and commentators. Cross-referenced throughout, each entry consists of an explanation of the topic, a bibliography of works and suggestions for further reading. Providing fresh juxtapositions of issues and arguments in utilitarian studies and written by a team of respected scholars, The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Utilitarianism is an authoritative and valuable resource.
God The Good And Utilitarianism
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Author : John Perry
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-02-06
God The Good And Utilitarianism written by John Perry and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-06 with Philosophy categories.
This book brings secular utilitarians and Christian ethicists together around the work of Peter Singer, the world's most controversial contemporary philosopher.
Utilitarianism
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Author : Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
Utilitarianism written by Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Electronic books categories.
Utilitarianism is one of the most important and influential secular philosophies of modern times, and has drawn considerable debate and controversy. This book considers its origins, its relevance to modern moral challenges, and the arguments and discussions around utilitarian approaches.
Sovereignty And The Sacred
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Author : Robert A. Yelle
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2018-11-26
Sovereignty And The Sacred written by Robert A. Yelle and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-26 with Religion categories.
Sovereignty and the Sacred challenges contemporary models of polity and economy through a two-step engagement with the history of religions. Beginning with the recognition of the convergence in the history of European political theology between the sacred and the sovereign as creating “states of exception”—that is, moments of rupture in the normative order that, by transcending this order, are capable of re-founding or remaking it—Robert A. Yelle identifies our secular, capitalist system as an attempt to exclude such moments by subordinating them to the calculability of laws and markets. The second step marshals evidence from history and anthropology that helps us to recognize the contribution of such states of exception to ethical life, as a means of release from the legal or economic order. Yelle draws on evidence from the Hebrew Bible to English deism, and from the Aztecs to ancient India, to develop a theory of polity that finds a place and a purpose for those aspects of religion that are often marginalized and dismissed as irrational by Enlightenment liberalism and utilitarianism. Developing this close analogy between two elemental domains of society, Sovereignty and the Sacred offers a new theory of religion while suggesting alternative ways of organizing our political and economic life. By rethinking the transcendent foundations and liberating potential of both religion and politics, Yelle points to more hopeful and ethical modes of collective life based on egalitarianism and popular sovereignty. Deliberately countering the narrowness of currently dominant economic, political, and legal theories, he demonstrates the potential of a revived history of religions to contribute to a rethinking of the foundations of our political and social order.
God The Good And Utilitarianism
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Author : John Perry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
God The Good And Utilitarianism written by John Perry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Christian ethics categories.
Brings secular utilitarians and Christian ethicists together around the work of Peter Singer, the world's most controversial contemporary philosopher.
John Stuart Mill And The Religion Of Humanity
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Author : Linda C. Raeder
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2002
John Stuart Mill And The Religion Of Humanity written by Linda C. Raeder and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Philosophy categories.
"John Stuart Mill and the Religion of Humanity introduces material that requires significant reevaluation of John Stuart Mill's contribution to the development of the liberal tradition." "John Stuart Mill and the Religion of Humanity examines the religious thought and aspirations of the philosopher and shows that, contrary to the conventional view of Mill as the prototypical secular liberal, religious preoccupations dominated his thought and structured his endeavors throughout his life. For a proper appreciation of Mill's thought and legacy, the depth of his animus toward traditional transcendent religion must be recognized, along with the seriousness of his intent to found a nontheological religion to serve as its replacement." --Book Jacket.