Utilitarianism Institutions And Justice

Author : James Wood Bailey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1997-09-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780195355673

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Utilitarianism, Institutions, and Justice by James Wood Bailey Pdf

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.

Author : Paul Joseph Kelly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015018912736

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Utilitarianism and Distributive Justice by Paul Joseph Kelly Pdf

Drawing extensively on Bentham's unpublished civil and distributive law writings, classical and recent Bentham scholarship, and contemporary work in moral and political philosophy, Kelly here presents the first full-length exposition and sympathetic defense of Bentham's unique utilitarian theory of justice. Kelly shows how Bentham developed a moderate welfare-state liberal theory of justice with egalitarian leanings, the aim of which was to secure the material and political conditions of each citizen's pursuit of the good life in cooperation with each other. A striking and original addition to the growing literature on Bentham's legal and political thought, this incisive study also makes a valuable contribution to contemporary political philosophy.

Author : John RAWLS
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 43,6 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 : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783736808317

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

John Stuart Mill was a British philosopher, political economist and civil servant. He was an influential contributor to social theory, political theory and political economy. He has been called "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century". Mill's conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control. He was a proponent of utilitarianism, an ethical theory developed by Jeremy Bentham. Hoping to remedy the problems found in an inductive approach to science, such as confirmation bias, he clearly set forth the premises of falsifiability as the key component in the scientific method. Mill was also a Member of Parliament and an important figure in liberal political philosophy.

Author : Nicholas Rescher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Distributive justice
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035152367

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Distributive Justice by Nicholas Rescher Pdf

Author : John Stuart Mills
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781625581303

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mills Pdf

Mill's Utilitarianism is one of the most important, controversial, and suggestive works of moral philosophy ever written. Mill defends the view that all human action should produce the greatest happiness overall, and that happiness itself is to be understood as consisting in "higher" and "lower" pleasures.

Author : Amartya Sen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674060470

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The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen Pdf

Presents an analysis of what justice is, the transcendental theory of justice and its drawbacks, and a persuasive argument for a comparative perspective on justice that can guide us in the choice between alternatives.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Utilitarianism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000023163

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Author : Huei-chun Su
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135009885

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Economic Justice and Liberty by Huei-chun Su Pdf

This new book reopens the debate on theories of justice between utilitarian theorists and scholars from other camps. John Rawls’ 1971 publication of A Theory of Justice put forward a devastating challenge to the long-established dominance of utilitarianism within political and moral philosophy, and until now no satisfactory and comprehensive utilitarian reply has yet been put forward. By expounding John Stuart Mill’s system of knowledge and by reconstructing his utilitarianism, Huei-chun Su offers a fresh and comprehensive analysis of Mill’s moral philosophy and sheds new light on the reconciliation of Mill’s idea of justice with both his utilitarianism and his theory of liberty. More than a study of Mill, this book uses a systematic framework to draw a comparison between Mill’s theory of justice and those of John Rawls, Amartya Sen, and Friedrich von Hayek. It hence establishes common ground between different schools of thought in the fields of economics and philosophy, and enables more effective dialogue. This book will be indispensable both to those interested in Mill’s moral philosophy and to those seeking a solid theoretical basis for analyzing the idea of justice, as well as to anyone with an interest with the history of economics, economic philosophy and the history of economic thought more generally.

Author : H. Gene Blocker,Elizabeth H. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Social justice
ISBN : PSU:000005664016

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John Rawls' Theory of Social Justice by H. Gene Blocker,Elizabeth H. Smith Pdf

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191649813

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On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays by John Stuart Mill Pdf

'it is only the cultivation of individuality which produces, or can produce, well developed human beings' Mill's four essays, 'On Liberty', 'Utilitarianism', 'Considerations on Representative Government', and 'The Subjection of Women' examine the most central issues that face liberal democratic regimes - whether in the nineteenth century or the twenty-first. They have formed the basis for many of the political institutions of the West since the late nineteenth century, tackling as they do the appropriate grounds for protecting individual liberty, the basic principles of ethics, the benefits and the costs of representative institutions, and the central importance of gender equality in society. These essays are central to the liberal tradition, but their interpretation and how we should understand their connection with each other are both contentious. In their introduction Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen set the essays in the context of Mill's other works, and argue that his conviction in the importance of the development of human character in its full diversity provides the core to his liberalism and to any defensible account of the value of liberalism to the modern world. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Ronald L. Cohen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781489935113

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Justice by Ronald L. Cohen Pdf

Ronald L. Cohen Justice is a central moral standard in social life. It is invoked in judging individual persons and in judging the basic structure of societies. It has been described as akin to a "human hunger or thirst" (Pascal, Pensees, cited in Hirschman, 1982, p. 91), "more powerful than any physical hunger, and endlessly resilient" (Pitkin, 1981, p. 349). The most prominent contemporary theory of justice proceeds from the claim that justice is "the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is systems of thought" (Rawls, 1971, p. 3). However, as the following chapters demonstrate, justice has a complex and controversial history. If, as has been claimed, justice is a central category of human thought and a central aspect of human motivation, can it also be the case that to invoke justice is no more than "banging on the table: an emotional expression which turns one's demand into an absolute postulate" (Ross, 1959, p. 274)? If justice is the first virtue of social institutions, can the concept of social or economic justice at the same time be "entirely empty and meaningless" so that any attempt to employ it is "either thoughtless or fraudulent" (Hayek, 1976, pp. xi-xii)? In a formal sense, justice concerns ensuring that each person receives what she or he is due.

Author : Fred R. Berger
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520347182

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Happiness, Justice, and Freedom by Fred R. Berger Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984.

Author : Samuel Hollander
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000024036

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A History of Utilitarian Ethics by Samuel Hollander Pdf

In this landmark volume, Samuel Hollander presents a fresh and compelling history of moral philosophy from Locke to John Stuart Mill, showing that a ‘moral sense’ can actually be considered compatible with utilitarianism. The book also explores the link between utilitarianism and distributive justice. Hollander engages in close textual exegesis of the works relating to individual authors, while never losing sight of the intellectual relationships between them. Tying together the greatest of the British moral philosophers, this volume reveals an unexpected unity of eighteenth and nineteenth century ethical doctrine at both the individual and social level. Essential reading for advanced students and researchers of the history of economic thought, political economy, history of ethics, history of political thought and intellectual history.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Utilitarianism
ISBN : OXFORD:590680971

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf