Sergio Cremaschi

Utilitarianism and Malthus' Virtue Ethics

Respectable, Virtuous and Happy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The die-hard image of Malthus the ogre has not completely disappeared yet. And yet, Malthus showed no less concern than Adam Smith for the labouring poor. In order to make full sense of such expression of concern and to appraise their relevance in Malthus's work, we need to know what moral philosophy, what view of natural science, and what view

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9780367669492
• ISBN-10: 0367669498
• Artikelnr.: 59999855

Autorenporträt

Sergio Cremaschi is a Professor of Moral Philosophy at the Department of Humanities, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy

Inhaltsangabe

1. Malthus the Utilitarian vs. Malthus the Christian moral thinker 2.
Eighteenth-century Anglican ethics 3. Malthus's meta-ethics 4. Malthus's
early normative ethics: a morality of freedom 5. Malthus's intermediate
normative ethics: a morality of prudence 6. Malthus's mature normative
ethics: a morality of humanity 7. Malthus's applied ethics 8. Conclusions:
strengthening the theological foundation