Robin Barrow

Utilitarianism

A Contemporary Statement

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, first published in 1991, the author Dr Robin Barrow adopts the view that utilitarianism is the most coherent and persuasive ethical theory we have and argues in favour of a specific form of rule-utilitarianism. This book will be of interest to students of philosophy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9781138925793
• ISBN-10: 1138925799
• Artikelnr.: 42315749

Autorenporträt

Robin Barrow

Inhaltsangabe

1. What Lies Ahead? 2. What is an Ethical Theory and of What Kind of Proof
is it Susceptible? 3. What is Utilitarianism? 4. What is Happiness? 5. Is
Utilitarianism Necessarily Conservative? 6. Rule- or Act-Utilitarianism? 7.
Quantity of Quality of Happiness? 8. Does the Utilitarian Recognize Other
Values Besides Happiness? 9. Will the Utilitarian Accept Scapegoats and
Will he Perform Acts of Supererogation? 10. Does Utilitarianism Offer an
Impoverished Conception of Morality?; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject
Index