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1 online resource (viii, 225 pages), 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, Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-221) and index, Print version record, I. Introduction : the character of the theory -- II. Four ancient moralists -- III. Utilitarianism and enlightenment -- IV. John Stuart Mill -- V. Some later developments -- VI. Happiness and other ends -- VII. Maximisation, fairness and respect for persons -- VIII. Utilitarianism and personality

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Author

Scarre, Geoffrey

Publisher

London ; New York : Routlege

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9781003070962

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Humanities