Ben Bramble, James Lenman

Should We Maximize Utility?

A Debate about Utilitarianism

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Produktbeschreibung

Utilitarianism directs us to act in ways that impartially maximize welfare or utility or at least aim to do that. The two authors debate various forms of this longstanding ethical theory, arguing for very different conclusions, in a way that is sure to leave readers with new views of their own moral thoughts and lives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032291055
• ISBN-10: 1032291052
• Artikelnr.: 71642144

Autorenporträt

Ben Bramble is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the Australian National University, and a Mission Specialist at ANU's Institute for Space. He is the author of The Passing of Momentary Well-Being (Routledge, 2018), Pandemic Ethics (Bartleby Books, 2020), and numerous articles including "The Defective Character Solution to the Non-Identity Problem" (The Journal of Philosophy, 2021). James Lenman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield. He has published many articles mostly on metaethics and normative ethics and a book, The Possibility of Moral Community (Oxford UP, 2024). Roger Crisp is Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Roger Crisp I. Against Utilitarianism 1. Utilitarianism and its
Discontents 2. Goodness 3. Welfare 4. Repugnant Conclusions 5. Intuitions
6. Cluelessness 7. Cluelessness and the Climate 8. Beyond Utilitarianism
II. For Utilitarianism 1. Introduction 2. Total or Person-Affecting
Utilitarianism? 3. Philosophy of Swine 4. Cluelessness 5. Reasons or
Requirements? 6. Demandingness 7. The Alienation Objection 8. The 'Harming
to Help' Objection 9. Conclusion III. Reply to Bramble IV. Response to
Lenman Further Reading References.