Amartya Sen / Bernard Williams (eds.)

Utilitarianism and Beyond

Herausgegeben:Sen, Amartya; Williams, Bernard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A volume of studies of utilitarianism considered both as a theory of personal morality and a theory of public choice. All but two of the papers have been commissioned especially for the volume, and between them they represent not only a wide range of arguments for and against utilitarianism but also a first-class selection of the most interesting and influential work in this very active area. There is also a substantial introduction by the two editors. The volume will constitute an important stimulus and point of reference for a wide range of philosophers, economists and social theorists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 1982.
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9780521287715
• ISBN-10: 0521287715
• Artikelnr.: 22052105

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Introduction: utilitarianism and beyond Amartya Sen and Bernard Williams; 1. Ethical theory and utilitarianism R. M. Hare; 2. Morality and the theory of rational behaviour John C. Harsanyi; 3. The economic uses of utilitarianism J. A. Mirrlees; 4. Utilitarianism, uncertainty and information Peter J. Hammond; 5. Contractualism and utilitarianism T. M. Scanlon; 6. The diversity of goods Charles Taylor; 7. Morality and convention Stuart Hampshire; 8. Social unity and primary goods John Rawls; 9. On some difficulties of the utilitarian economist Frank Hahn; 10. Utilitarianism, information and rights Partha Dasgupta; 11. Sour grapes - utilitarianism and the genesis of wants Jon Elster; 12. Liberty and welfare Isaac Levi; 13. Under which descriptions? Frederic Schick; 14. What's the use of going to school? Amy Gutmann; Bibliography.