Niall O'Flaherty

Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment

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Produktbeschreibung

Studies the influential tradition of 'theological utilitarianism' in the eighteenth century through the lens of William Paley's life and thought.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 675g
• ISBN-13: 9781108474474
• ISBN-10: 1108474470
• Artikelnr.: 53167869

Autorenporträt

Niall O'Flaherty is Senior Lecturer in the History of European Political Thought at King's College London

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. The Early Utilitarians: 1. The development of Lockean moral philosophy
2. Abraham Tucker and the call for 'moral policy'
Part II. Paley's 'Moral Politics': 3. William Paley's moral thought
4. 'Taking the pruning knife to the branch': expediency in action
5. Natural theology as an aid to virtue
Part III. Paley's Politics: 6. Utility and the science of politics
7. Utility and the constitution
8. Paley on crimes and punishments
9. Utility and toleration
Part IV. Property and Poverty: 10. The problem of poverty
11. From Paley to Malthus: utility and society after 1785
Conclusion
Select bibliography.