Rights Welfare And Mill S Moral Theory

Author : David Lyons
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1994-08-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780195359633

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Rights, Welfare, and Mill's Moral Theory by David Lyons Pdf

This volume collects David Lyons' well-known essays on Mill's moral theory and includes an introduction which relates the essays to prior and subsequent philosophical developments. Like the author's Forms and Limits of Utilitarianism (Oxford, 1965), the essays apply analytical methods to issues in normative ethics. The first essay defends a refined version of the beneficiary theory of rights against H.L.A. Hart's important criticisms. The central set of essays develops new interpretations of Mill's moral theory with the aim of determining how far rights can be incorporated in a utilitarian framework. They Mill's analysis of moral concepts promises to accommodate the argumentative force of rights, and also provide a significant new reading of Mill's theory of liberty. The last essay argues that the promise of Mill's theory of justice cannot be fulfilled. Utilitarianism is unable to account for crucial features of moral rights, or even for the moral force of legal rights whose existence might be justified on utilitarian grounds.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Utilitarianism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020092826

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

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Author : David Lyons
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0847687848

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Mill's Utilitarianism by David Lyons Pdf

John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism continues to serve as a rich source of moral and theoretical insight. This collection of articles by top scholars offers fresh interpretations of Mill's ideas about happiness, moral obligation, justice, and rights. Applying contemporary philosophical insights, the articles challenge the conventional readings of Mill, and, in the process, contribute to a deeper understanding of utilitarian theory as well as the complexity of moral life. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Liberty
ISBN : HARVARD:32044024786071

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On Liberty by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Author : L. W. Sumner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : NWU:35556019464353

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The Moral Foundation of Rights by L. W. Sumner Pdf

Sumner constructs both a coherent concept of a moral right and a workable substantive theory of rights to provide the moral foundation necessary to quell controversies about their political and moral applications.

Author : Henry R. West
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781441123589

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Mill's 'Utilitarianism' by Henry R. West Pdf

In Mill's 'Utilitarianism': A Reader's Guide, Henry R. West offers a clear, thorough and detailed review of the key themes and a lucid commentary that will enable readers to rapidly navigate the text. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of the text as a whole, the guide explores the complex and important ideas inherent in the text and provides a cogent survey of the reception and influence of Mill's seminal work.

Author : Richard B. Brandt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1992-06-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521415071

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Morality, Utilitarianism, and Rights by Richard B. Brandt Pdf

Richard Brandt is one of the most eminent and influential of contemporary moral philosophers. His work has been concerned with how to justify what is good or right not by reliance on intuitions or theories about what moral words mean but by the explanation of moral psychology and the description of what it is to value something, or to think it immoral. His approach thus stands in marked contrast to the influential work of John Rawls. The essays reprinted in this collection span a period of almost 30 years and include many classic pieces in metaethical and normative ethical theory. The collection is aimed at both those moral philosophers familiar with Brandt's work and at those philosophers who may be largely unfamiliar with his work. The latter group will be struck by the lucid unpretentious style and the cumulative weight of Brandt's contributions to topics that remain at the forefront of moral philosophy.

Author : J. Donald Moon
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1988-05-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015016196779

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Responsibility, Rights, And Welfare by J. Donald Moon Pdf

Author : James F. Childress
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780199798483

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Public Bioethics by James F. Childress Pdf

""Public Bioethics collects the most influential essays and articles of James F. Childress, a leading figure in the field of contemporary bioethics. These essays, including new, previously unpublished material, cohere around the idea of "public bioethics," which involves analyzing and assessing public policies in biomedicine, health care, and public health, often through public deliberative bodies. The volume is divided into four sections. The first concentrates on the principle of respect for autonomy and paternalistic policies and practices. The second explores the tension among bioethics, public policy, and religious convictions. It pays particular attention to the role of religious convictions in the formation of public policies and to the basis and limits of exemptions of health care providers who conscientiously oppose providing certain legal and patient-sought services. The third section looks at practices and policies related to organ transplantation. Childress focuses particularly on determining death, obtaining first-person consent for deceased organ donation, and allocating donated organs effectively and fairly. The book's fourth and final section maps the broad terrain of public health ethics, proposes a triage framework for the use of resources in public health crises, addresses public health interventions that potentially infringe civil liberties, and sheds light on John Stuart Mill's misunderstood legacy for public health ethics."--Provided by publisher.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783986770792

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill - Utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for all affected individuals. Although different varieties of utilitarianism admit different characterizations, the basic idea behind all of them is to in some sense maximize utility, which is often defined in terms of well-being or related concepts. For instance, Jeremy Bentham, the founder of utilitarianism, described utility as "that property in any object, whereby it tends to produce benefit, advantage, pleasure, good, or happiness...[or] to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evil, or unhappiness to the party whose interest is considered."Utilitarianism is a version of consequentialism, which states that the consequences of any action are the only standard of right and wrong. Unlike other forms of consequentialism, such as egoism and altruism, utilitarianism considers the interests of all humans equally. Proponents of utilitarianism have disagreed on a number of points, such as whether actions should be chosen based on their likely results (act utilitarianism), or whether agents should conform to rules that maximize utility (rule utilitarianism). There is also disagreement as to whether total (total utilitarianism), average (average utilitarianism) or minimum utility should be maximized.Though the seeds of the theory can be found in the hedonists Aristippus and Epicurus, who viewed happiness as the only good, and in the work of the medieval Indian philosopher ntideva, the tradition of modern utilitarianism began with Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), and continued with such philosophers as John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, R. M. Hare, and Peter Singer. The concept has been applied towards social welfare economics, the dropping of the atomic bombs in World War 2, the crisis of global poverty, the ethics of raising animals for food, and the importance of avoiding existential risks to humanity.

Author : Jeremy Bentham,John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-02-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780141908212

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Utilitarianism and Other Essays by Jeremy Bentham,John Stuart Mill Pdf

One of the most important nineteenth-century schools of thought, Utilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number'. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was the movement's founder, as much a social reformer as a philosopher. His greatest interpreter, John Stuart Mill (1806-73), set out to humanize Bentham's pragmatic Utilitarianism by balancing the claims of reason and the imagination, individuality and social well-being in essays such as 'Bentham', 'Coleridge' and, above all, Utilitarianism. The works by Bentham and Mill collected in this volume show the creation and development of a system of ethics that has had an enduring influence on moral philosophy and legislative policy.

Author : Harlan B. Miller,William Hatton Williams
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1452912440

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The Limits of Utilitarianism by Harlan B. Miller,William Hatton Williams Pdf

The Limits of Utilitarianism was first published in 1982. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Many philosophers have argued that utilitarianism is an unacceptable moral theory and that promoting the general welfare is at best only one of the legitimate goals of public policy. Utilitarian principles seem to place no limits on the extent to which society may legitimately interfere with a person's liberties - provided that such actions can be shown to promote the long-term welfare of its members. These issues have played a central role in discussions of utilitarianism since the time of Bentham and Mill. Despite criticisms, utilitarianism remains the most influential and widely accepted moral theory of recent times. In this volume contemporary philosophers address four aspects of utilitarianism: the principle of utility; utilitarianism vis-à-vis contractarianism; welfare; and voluntary cooperation and helping others. The editors provide an introduction and a comprehensive bibliography that covers all books and articles published in utilitarianism since 1930.

Author : John RAWLS
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674042605

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A Theory of Justice by John RAWLS Pdf

Though the revised edition of A Theory of Justice, published in 1999, is the definitive statement of Rawls's view, so much of the extensive literature on Rawls's theory refers to the first edition. This reissue makes the first edition once again available for scholars and serious students of Rawls's work.

Author : Colin Heydt
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781847142924

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Rethinking Mill's Ethics by Colin Heydt Pdf

Discussion of John Stuart Mill's ethics has been dominated by concern with right and wrong action as determined by the principle of utility. Colin Heydt's book unearths the rich context of moral and socio-political debate that Mill did not have to make explicit to his Victorian readers, in order to enrich the philosophical analysis of his ethics and to show a famous and misunderstood moralist in a new light.

Author : John Rowan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429981067

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Conflicts Of Rights by John Rowan Pdf

This book examines two moral theories of rights justification and applies them to four social issues: redistributive taxation, affirmative action, pornography, and abortion. It assesses the ethical status of several candidate social policies that continue to be debated in the public arenas.