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Utilitarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed (Hardcover)
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Utilitarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed (Hardcover)
Series: Guides for the Perplexed
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Utilitarianism is the ethical theory advanced by Jeremy Bentham,
J.S. Mill and Henry Sidgwick and has contributed significantly to
contemporary moral and political philosophy. Yet it is not without
controversy and is a subject that students can often find
particularly perplexing. Utilitarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed
offers a concise, yet fully comprehensive introduction to
utilitarianism, its historical roots, key themes, and current
debates. Krister Bykvist provides a survey of the modern debate
about utilitarianism and goes on to evaluate utilitarianism in
comparison with other theories, in particular virtue ethics and
Kantianism. Bykvist offers a critical examination of
utilitarianism, distinguishing problems that are unique to
utilitarianism from those that are shared by other moral theories.
Focusing on the problems unique to utilitarianism, the book
provides a well-balanced assessment of where the theory goes astray
and is in need of revision. Geared towards the specific
requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of
utilitarianism, the book serves as an ideal companion to study of
this most influential and challenging of philosophical concepts.
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