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Classical Utilitarianism from Hume to Mill
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Classical Utilitarianism from Hume to Mill

Rosen, Frederick
ISBN-10: 0415220947
ISBN-13: 9780415220941

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Frederick Rosen is Professor of the History of Political Thought at University College London.Frederick Rosen presents a new interpretation of the principle of utility in moral & political theory based on the writings of the classical utilitarians from Hume to J.S. Mill. Discussion of utility in writers such as Adam Smith, William Paley & Jeremy Bentham are considered.
This book presents a new interpretation of the principle of utility in moral and political theory based on the writings of the classical utilitarians. The writings of Adam Smith, William Paley and Jeremy Bentham are also considered.
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Introduction Part I
Utility and Justice: Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition
Reading Hume Backwards: Utility as the Foundation of Morals
The Idea of Utility in Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Helvetius, the Scottish Enlightenment, and Bentham's Idea of Utility
The Idea of Utility in Smith's Wealth of Nations
Bentham and Smith on Liberty
William Paley as a Utilitarian
Liberty, Utility, and the Reform of the Criminal Law
J.S. Mill's Hedonism
J.S. Mill on Justice and Liberty Part II
Punishment of the Innocent
Individual Sacrifice and the Greatest Happiness
The Tyranny of the Majority
Negative Liberty

Edition: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Binding: Trade Cloth
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.30 lbs.
Language: English

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