The Blackwell guide to Mill's Utilitarianism / edited by Henry R. West. [print]

Includes bibliographies and index.

Part I : The background of Mill's Utilitarianism ; -- Mill's life/ Susan Leigh Anderson ; -- Bentham's utilitarianism/ Gerald J. Postema ; -- The place of utilitarianism in Mill's philosophy/ John Skorupski ; -- 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/ Wendy Donner ; -- Mill's theory of morally correct action/ Alan E. Fuchs ; -- Mill's theory of sanctions/ Dale E. Miller ; -- Mill's "proof" of the principle of utility/ Henry R. West ; -- Mill's theory of rights/ L.W. Sumner ; -- Part IV : Influence and contemporary issues ; -- Contemporary criticisms of utilitarianism : a response/ William H. Shaw ; -- The scalar approach to utilitarianism/ Alastair Norcross ; -- Right, wrong, and rule-consequentialism/ Brad Hooker ; -- Some implications of utilitarianism for practical ethics : the case against the military response to terrorism/ Bart Gruzalski.