The Blackwell guide to Mill's Utilitarianism /
The Blackwell guide to Mill's Utilitarianism / [print]
edited by Henry R. West.
- Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., (c)2006.
- ix, 275 pages.
- Blackwell guides to great works ; 3 .
- Blackwell guides to great works. .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I : The background of Mill's Utilitarianism ; -- Mill's life/ Bentham's utilitarianism/ The place of utilitarianism in Mill's philosophy/ Part II : The complete text of John Mill's Utilitarianism ; -- General remarks ; -- What utilitarianism is ; -- Of the ultimate sanction of the principle of utility ; -- Of what sort of proof the principle of utility is susceptible ; -- On the connection between justice and utility ; -- Part III : Essays on the text ; -- Mill's theory of value/ Mill's theory of morally correct action/ Mill's theory of sanctions/ Mill's "proof" of the principle of utility/ Mill's theory of rights/ Part IV : Influence and contemporary issues ; -- Contemporary criticisms of utilitarianism : a response/ The scalar approach to utilitarianism/ Right, wrong, and rule-consequentialism/ Some implications of utilitarianism for practical ethics : the case against the military response to terrorism/ Susan Leigh Anderson ; -- Gerald J. Postema ; -- John Skorupski ; -- Wendy Donner ; -- Alan E. Fuchs ; -- Dale E. Miller ; -- Henry R. West ; -- L.W. Sumner ; -- William H. Shaw ; -- Alastair Norcross ; -- Brad Hooker ; -- Bart Gruzalski.
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873 ; --
Utilitarianism.
Electronic books.
B.P965.B533 2006
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I : The background of Mill's Utilitarianism ; -- Mill's life/ Bentham's utilitarianism/ The place of utilitarianism in Mill's philosophy/ Part II : The complete text of John Mill's Utilitarianism ; -- General remarks ; -- What utilitarianism is ; -- Of the ultimate sanction of the principle of utility ; -- Of what sort of proof the principle of utility is susceptible ; -- On the connection between justice and utility ; -- Part III : Essays on the text ; -- Mill's theory of value/ Mill's theory of morally correct action/ Mill's theory of sanctions/ Mill's "proof" of the principle of utility/ Mill's theory of rights/ Part IV : Influence and contemporary issues ; -- Contemporary criticisms of utilitarianism : a response/ The scalar approach to utilitarianism/ Right, wrong, and rule-consequentialism/ Some implications of utilitarianism for practical ethics : the case against the military response to terrorism/ Susan Leigh Anderson ; -- Gerald J. Postema ; -- John Skorupski ; -- Wendy Donner ; -- Alan E. Fuchs ; -- Dale E. Miller ; -- Henry R. West ; -- L.W. Sumner ; -- William H. Shaw ; -- Alastair Norcross ; -- Brad Hooker ; -- Bart Gruzalski.
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873 ; --
Utilitarianism.
Electronic books.
B.P965.B533 2006