Utilitarianism and Other Essays
$25.14
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
26 March 1987
Summary
Alan Ryan’s anthology provides the perfect introduction to an enormously significant philosophical movement, aiming for “the greatest happiness for the greatest number.”
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 founde…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140432725 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140432728 |
| Author: | John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, Alan Ryan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 26 March 1987 |
| Weight: | 259g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
About The Author
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill (1806 - 73) formed the Utilitarian Society which met to read and discuss essays. His works include On Liberty and Principles of Political Economy.
Jeremy Bentham (1748 - 1832) set out to theorize a simple and equitable legal system. The law of utility, for which he is best remembered, states that the goodness of a law can be measured in accordance with the measure in which it subserves the happiness of the individual.
Alan Ryan is Warden of New College, Oxford and is currently on sabbatical in Stanford. His other books include Property and Political Theory and Bertrand Russell- A Political Life.
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