Utilitarianism Second Edition

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783640234943

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Classic from the year 2008 in the subject Philosophy - Philosophy of the 19th Century, - entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: First published in 1861. There are few circumstances among those which make up the present condition of human knowledge, more unlike what might have been expected, or more significant of the backward state in which speculation on the most important subjects still lingers, than the little progress which has been made in the decision of the controversy respecting the criterion of right and wrong. From the dawn of philosophy, the question concerning the summum bonum, or, what is the same thing, concerning the foundation of morality, has been accounted the main problem in speculative thought, has occupied the most gifted intellects, and divided them into sects and schools, carrying on a vigorous warfare against one another. And after more than two thousand years the same discussions continue, philosophers are still ranged under the same contending banners, and neither thinkers nor mankind at large seem nearer to being unanimous on the subject, than when the youth Socrates listened to the old Protagoras, and asserted (if Plato's dialogue be grounded on a real conversation) the theory of utilitarianism against the popular morality of the so-called sophist. ...]

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 087220605X

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill's "Utilitarianism" includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability of the principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Utilitarianism
ISBN : MSU:31293104148501

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

We are continually informed that Utility is an uncertain standard, which every different person interprets differently, and that there is no safety but in the immutable, ineffaceable, and unmistakable dictates of justice, which carry their evidence in themselves, and are independent of the fluctuations of opinion. One would suppose from this that on questions of justice there could be no controversy; that if we take that for our rule, its application to any given case could leave us in as little doubt as a mathematical demonstration.

Author : John Stuart Mill,George Sher
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603842327

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Utilitarianism (Second Edition) by John Stuart Mill,George Sher Pdf

This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability of the principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy.

Author : Mill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00073127

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Utilitarianism by Mill Pdf

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199670802

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

Previous edition: published as On liberty and other essays. 1991.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781554813155

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Utilitarianism - Ed. Bailey by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Utilitarianism is a classic work of ethical theory, arguably the most persuasive and comprehensible presentation of this widely influential position. While he didn’t invent utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill offered its clearest expression and strongest defense, and he expanded the theory to account for the variety in quality that we find among pleasures and pains. The complete text of the 1871 edition is included, along with selections from Jeremy Bentham’s An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. Andrew Bailey’s detailed introduction examines the context of Mill’s writing and offers guidelines on how to read the text accurately and critically. The complete text of the 1871 edition of Utilitarianism is presented here, with footnote annotations added to clarify unfamiliar references and terminology for the student reader. A detailed introduction by the editor is divided into brief digestible parts discussing the context of the text and offering guidelines on how to read it accurately and critically. This edition has its origin in the acclaimed Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought and adheres to the anthology’s format and high standard of accuracy and accessibility.

Author : Jeremy Bentham,John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603840750

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The Classical Utilitarians by Jeremy Bentham,John Stuart Mill Pdf

This volume includes the complete texts of two of John Stuart Mill's most important works, Utilitarianism and On Liberty, and selections from his other writings, including the complete text of his Remarks on Bentham's Philosophy. The selection from Mill's A System of Logic is of special relevance to the debate between those who read Mill as an Act-Utilitarian and those who interpret him as a Rule-Utilitarian. Also included are selections from the writings of Jeremy Bentham, founder of modern Utilitarianism and mentor (together with James Mill) of John Stuart Mill. Bentham's Principles of Morals and Legislation had important effects on political and legal reform in his own time and continues to provide insights for political theorists and philosophers of law. Seven chapters of Bentham's Principles are here in their entirety, together with a number of shorter selections, including one in which Bentham repudiates the slogan often used to characterize his philosophy: The Greatest Happiness of the Greatest Number. John Troyer's Introduction presents the central themes and arguments of Bentham and Mill and assesses their relevance to current discussions of Utilitarianism. The volume also provides indexes, a glossary, and notes.

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1993-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603844529

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Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant Pdf

This expanded edition of James Ellington’s preeminent translation includes Ellington’s new translation of Kant’s essay Of a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of disastrous consequences.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Hackett Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Utilitarianism
ISBN : 1624665454

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

This edition of Utilitarianism supplements the text of Mill's classic essay with 58 related remarks carefully selected from Mill's other writings, ranging from his treatise on logic to his personal correspondence. In these remarks, Mill comments on specific passages of Utilitarianism, elaborates on topics he handles briefly in Utilitarianism, and discusses additional aspects of his moral thought. Short introductory comments accompany the related remarks, and an editor's introduction provides an overview of Utilitarianism crafted specifically to enhance accessibility for first-time readers of the essay.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781425008734

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Utilitarianism EasyRead Comfort Edition by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Utilitarianism, the best known branch of consequentialist ethics, was popularized by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book maintains that ethics primarily depend on the consequences of one's behavior rather that the values one holds. Thus values are ethical insofar as these values produce desirable outcomes.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : WWW.Readhowyouwant.com
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1425002889

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Utilitarianism EasyRead Edition by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Utilitarianism, the best known branch of consequentialist ethics, was popularized by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book maintains that ethics primarily depend on the consequences of one's behavior rather that the values one holds. Thus values are ethical insofar as these values produce desirable outcomes.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1947844431

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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill Pdf

John Stuart Mill's "Utilitarianism" as found in his first edition reprinted in 1863 by Parker, Son, and Bourne, West Strand, in London, from Fraser's Magazine, where it originally appeared in installments.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798715248862

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Utilitarianism (Annotated) by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Utilitarianism, by John Stuart Mill, is an essay written to provide support for the value of utilitarianism as a moral theory, and to respond to misconceptions about it. Mill defines utilitarianism as a theory based on the principle that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." Mill defines happiness as pleasure and the absence of pain. He argues that pleasure can differ in quality and quantity, and that pleasures that are rooted in one's higher faculties should be weighted more heavily than baser pleasures. Furthermore, Mill argues that people's achievement of goals and ends, such as virtuous living, should be counted as part of their happiness.Mill argues that utilitarianism coincides with "natural" sentiments that originate from humans' social nature. Therefore, if society were to embrace utilitarianism as an ethic, people would naturally internalize these standards as morally binding. Mill argues that happiness is the sole basis of morality, and that people never desire anything but happiness. He supports this claim by showing that all the other objects of people's desire are either means to happiness, or included in the definition of happiness. Mill explains at length that the sentiment of justice is actually based on utility, and that rights exist only because they are necessary for human happiness.The theory of utilitarianism has been criticized for many reasons. Critics hold that it does not provide adequate protection for individual rights, that not everything can be measured by the same standard, and that happiness is more complex than reflected by the theory. Mill's essay represents his attempt to respond to these criticisms, and thereby to provide a more complex and nuanced moral theory.Mill's argument comprises five chapters. His first chapter serves as an introduction to the essay. In his second chapter, Mill discusses the definition of utilitarianism, and presents some misconceptions about the theory. The third chapter is a discussion about the ultimate sanctions (or rewards) that utilitarianism can offer. The fourth chapter discusses methods of proving the validity of utilitarianism. In his fifth chapter, Mill writes about the connection between justice and utility, and argues that happiness is the foundation of justice.

Author : Patrick Findler,Doran Smolkin,Warren Bourgeois
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773381060

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Debating Health Care Ethics, Second Edition by Patrick Findler,Doran Smolkin,Warren Bourgeois Pdf

In this updated second edition, Debating Health Care Ethics explores contemporary moral challenges in health care, providing students with the essential tools to understand and critically evaluate the leading arguments in the field and to develop their own arguments on important moral problems in health care. Written in a clear and concise way, the textbook’s first three chapters explore the nature of arguments and ethical theories, while the remaining chapters introduce students to moral problems in health care through case studies and dramas that feature complex scenarios involving patients, family members, and health care providers. Each case study and drama is followed by a lively debate where the authors defend their unique approaches to the dilemma. This new edition now includes more gender inclusive dramas, an expanded discussion of feminist ethics, a case study on euthanasia that highlights changes to Canadian law, and an update on fetal consciousness that informs the debate on abortion. Emphasizing critical issues in health care from a Canadian perspective, this essential textbook will benefit students in philosophy, nursing, and health studies.