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Utilitarianism, Institutions, and Justice (Hardcover, New)
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Utilitarianism, Institutions, and Justice (Hardcover, New)
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This compelling book advances utilitarianism as the basis for a
viable public philosophy, effectively rebutting the common charge
that, as moral doctrine, utilitarian thought permits cruel acts,
justifies unfair distribution of wealth, and demands too much of
moral agents.
James Wood Bailey defends utilitarianism through novel use of game
theory insights regarding feasible equilibria and evolutionary
stability, elaborating a sophisticated account of institutions that
real-world utilitarians would want to foster. If utilitarianism
seems in principle to dictate that we make each and every choice
such that it leads to the best consequences overall, game theory
emphasizes that no choice has consequences in isolation, but only
in conjunction with many other choices of other agents. Viewing
institutions as equilibria in complex games, Bailey negotiates the
paradox of individual responsibilities, arguing that if individuals
within institutions have specific responsibilities they cannot get
from the principle of utility alone, the utility principle
nevertheless holds great value in that it allows us to identify
morally desirable institutions. Far from recommending cruel acts,
utilitarianism, understood this way, actually runs congruent to our
basic moral intuitions.
A provocative attempt to support the practical use of utilitarian
ethics in a world of conflicting interests and competing moral
agents, Bailey's book employs the work of social scientists to
tackle problems traditionally given abstract philosophical
attention. Vividly illustrating its theory with concrete moral
dilemmas and taking seriously our moral common sense,
Utilitarianism, Institutions, and Justice is an accessible,
groundbreaking work that will richly reward students and scholars
of political science, political economy, and philosophy.
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