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008			170421s2017 nju ob 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9781400884957 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aB1571 _b.H377 2017
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aSchultz, Bart, _e1
245	1	0	_aThe happiness philosophers : _bthe lives and works of the great utilitarians / _cBart Schultz.
246	3	0	_aLives and works of the great utilitarians
260			_aPrinceton, New Jersey : _bPrinceton University Press, _c(c)2017.
300			_a1 online resource
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aThe adventures of William Godwin -- _tJeremy Bentham's dream -- _tJohn Stuart Mill and company -- _tHenry Sidgwick.
520	8		_aBart Schultz tells the colorful story of the lives and legacies of the founders of utilitarianism--one of the most influential yet misunderstood and maligned philosophies of the past two centuries. Best known for arguing that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong," utilitarianism was developed by the radical philosophers, critics, and social reformers William Godwin (the husband of Mary Wollstonecraft and father of Mary Shelley), Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart and Harriet Taylor Mill, and Henry Sidgwick. Together, they had a profound influence on nineteenth-century reforms, in areas ranging from law, politics, and economics to morals, education, and women's rights. Their work transformed life in ways we take for granted today. Bentham even advocated the decriminalization of same-sex acts, decades before the cause was taken up by other activists. Yet in part because of its misleading name and the caricatures popularized by figures as varied as Dickens, Marx, and Foucault, utilitarianism is sometimes still dismissed as cold, calculating, inhuman, and simplistic. By revealing the fascinating human sides of the remarkable pioneers of utilitarianism, Schultz provides a richer understanding and appreciation of their philosophical and political perspectives - one that also helps explain why utilitarianism is experiencing a renaissance today and is again being used to tackle some of the world's most serious problems.
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600	1	0	_aMill, John Stuart, _d1806-1873.
600	1	0	_aSidgwick, Henry, _d1838-1900.
650		0	_aPhilosophy-Ancient
650		0	_aUtilitarianism _xHistory.
650		0	_aPhilosophers _vBiography.
650		0	_aPhilosophy _xHistory.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
690			_aPhilosophy-Ancient
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell