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The Blackwell Guide to Mill's Utilitarianism (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

The Blackwell Guide to Mill's Utilitarianism volume is an ideal commentary for students on Mill's classic essay.

• Contains the complete text of Utilitarianism and twelve related essays.
• Essays cover the background to Mill's classic essay, analyses of the arguments, and contemporary debates within the utilitarian tradition.
• Also includes a case study demonstrating the application of utilitarian theory to military or non-violent responses to terrorism.
• Each contribution is an original essay written by a specialist at the cutting edge of philosophical scholarship.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 0.82MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Henry R. West is Professor of Philosophy at Macalester College, St Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of An Introduction to Mill's Utilitarian Ethics (2004), Moral Philosophy: Classic Texts and Contemporary Problems (1977), and articles in journals and encyclopedias on John Stuart Mill and Utilitarianism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405152143
• Artikelnr.: 38281532

Rezensionen

"West provides a set of well-written essays by excellent scholars, who cover both Mill's text and its continuing significance for contemporary philosophical ethics. This will be a very valuable resource for anyone studying Mill's ethics." Dr Roger Crisp, University of Oxford