Author: John Stuart Mill
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Languages : en
Pages : 402

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Author: Edinburgh University Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1424

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Author: Princeton University. Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 390

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Author: Henry R. West
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521535410
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Author: London Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1360

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Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1230

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Author: Merrilee H. Salmon
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 9780872204508
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 474

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Originally published: Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, c1992.

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 3310

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Author: Harlan B. Miller
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9781452912448
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Languages : en
Pages : 315

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The Limits of Utilitarianism was first published in 1982. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Many philosophers have argued that utilitarianism is an unacceptable moral theory and that promoting the general welfare is at best only one of the legitimate goals of public policy. Utilitarian principles seem to place no limits on the extent to which society may legitimately interfere with a person's liberties - provided that such actions can be shown to promote the long-term welfare of its members. These issues have played a central role in discussions of utilitarianism since the time of Bentham and Mill. Despite criticisms, utilitarianism remains the most influential and widely accepted moral theory of recent times. In this volume contemporary philosophers address four aspects of utilitarianism: the principle of utility; utilitarianism vis-à-vis contractarianism; welfare; and voluntary cooperation and helping others. The editors provide an introduction and a comprehensive bibliography that covers all books and articles published in utilitarianism since 1930.

Author: Michael J. Sandel
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429952687
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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A renowned Harvard professor's brilliant, sweeping, inspiring account of the role of justice in our society--and of the moral dilemmas we face as citizens What are our obligations to others as people in a free society? Should government tax the rich to help the poor? Is the free market fair? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? Is killing sometimes morally required? Is it possible, or desirable, to legislate morality? Do individual rights and the common good conflict? Michael J. Sandel's "Justice" course is one of the most popular and influential at Harvard. Up to a thousand students pack the campus theater to hear Sandel relate the big questions of political philosophy to the most vexing issues of the day, and this fall, public television will air a series based on the course. Justice offers readers the same exhilarating journey that captivates Harvard students. This book is a searching, lyrical exploration of the meaning of justice, one that invites readers of all political persuasions to consider familiar controversies in fresh and illuminating ways. Affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, national service, patriotism and dissent, the moral limits of markets—Sandel dramatizes the challenge of thinking through these con?icts, and shows how a surer grasp of philosophy can help us make sense of politics, morality, and our own convictions as well. Justice is lively, thought-provoking, and wise—an essential new addition to the small shelf of books that speak convincingly to the hard questions of our civic life.