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Liberal Utilitarianism and Applied Ethics (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
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Liberal Utilitarianism and Applied Ethics (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Series: Social Ethics and Policy
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"Liberal Utilitarianism and Applied Ethics" explores the
foundations of early utilitarianism as well as the theoretical
basis of social ethics and policy in modern Western welfare states.
Matti Hayry shows how philosophers have misunderstood the very
nature of utilitarianism since the turn of the 19th century and
identifies the resulting problems in contemporary utilitarianism.
Hayry argues that when the classical utilitarian principles of
happiness, hedonism and impartiality are combined, the ensuing
ethical theory may demand that we act immorally or unjustly. This
is because the scope of the utilitarian theory has been extended
too far. Hayry develops a more limited utilitarian theory based on
the ethos of early British universal altruism. He argues that a
limited version of liberal utilitarianism and the methods of
applied ethics should be employed to define our moral duties and
rights. This is an important book in current discussions on social
ethics and policy. Hayry's accomplished defense of utilitarian
morality is certain to provoke debate.
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