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Utilitarianism and Empire

Author : Bart Schultz
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739110874
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism and Empire written by Bart Schultz and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classical utilitarian legacy of Jeremy Bentham, J. S. Mill, James Mill, and Henry Sidgwick has often been charged with both theoretical and practical complicity in the growth of British imperialism and the emerging racialist discourse of the nineteenth century. But there has been little scholarly work devoted to bringing together the conflicting interpretive perspectives on this legacy and its complex evolution with respect to orientalism and imperialism. This volume, with contributions by leading scholars in the field, represents the first attempt to survey the full range of current scholarly controversy on how the classical utilitarians conceived of 'race' and the part it played in their ethical and political programs, particularly with respect to such issues as slavery and the governance of India. The book both advances our understanding of the history of utilitarianism and imperialism and promotes the scholarly debate, clarifying the major points at issue between those sympathetic to the utilitarian legacy and those critical of it.

Utilitarianism (Empire Library)

Author : John Mill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781500219482
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism (Empire Library) written by John Mill and published by . This book was released on 1861-01-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Stuart Mill's philosophical defense of utility, or the "greatest-happiness principle", as the basis of morality.

Utilitarianism and the Ethics of War

Author : William H. Shaw
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135969132
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism and the Ethics of War written by William H. Shaw and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a detailed utilitarian analysis of the ethical issues involved in war. Utilitarianism and the Ethics of War addresses the two basic ethical questions posed by war: when, if ever, are we morally justified in waging war, and if recourse to arms is warranted, how are we permitted to fight the wars we wage? In addition, it deals with the challenge that realism and relativism raise for the ethical discussion of war, and with the duties of military personnel and the moral challenges they can face. In tackling these matters, the book covers a wide range of topics—from pacifism to armed humanitarian intervention, from the right of national defense to pre-emptive or preventive war, from civilian immunity to the tenets of just war theory and the moral underpinnings of the rules of war. But, what is distinctive about this book is that it provides a consistent and thorough-going utilitarian or consequentialist treatment of the fundamental normative issues that war occasions. Although it goes against the tide of recent work in the field, a utilitarian approach to the ethics of war illuminates old questions in new ways by showing how a concern for well-being and the consequences of our actions and policies shape the moral constraints to which states and other actors must adhere. This book will be of much interest to students of the ethics of war, just war theory, moral philosophy, war and conflict studies and IR.

Utilitarianism as a Way of Life

Author : Bart Schultz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509552286
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism as a Way of Life written by Bart Schultz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilitarianism – a commitment to ‘the greatest happiness for the greatest number’ – has been the target of endless opposition. According to its critics, it ignores the separateness of persons, cannot secure the protections of basic rights, demands extreme sacrifice, can justify anything – the list goes on. It has been implicated in the horrors of settler colonialism, imperialism, and racial capitalism, both historically and today, as the neoliberal world order faces a profound legitimation crisis. Bart Schultz argues that utilitarian philosophy must be decolonized and reimagined for the current moment: a time of new and looming existential threats, in a world desperate for social change. Where dominant ethical and political approaches have failed to adequately deal with the enormous challenges we face, utilitarianism – as a set of lived practices, not simply a theoretical construction – may hold out some hope of seriously addressing them. Drawing on alternatives to the well-known Eurocentric story of utilitarianism (and an extensive review and critique of that story) and incorporating the works of Peter Singer, Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek, Derek Parfit, Martha Nussbaum, and other major philosophers, Schultz crafts a groundbreaking new framework of utilitarianism born of struggle and resistance. Utilitarianism as a Way of Life is an essential text for scholars and students of philosophy, political science, economics, decolonization studies, gender studies, psychology, environmental studies, and related fields.

Understanding Utilitarianism

Author : Tim Mulgan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317493400
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Utilitarianism written by Tim Mulgan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilitarianism - a philosophy based on the principle of the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people - has been hugely influential over the past two centuries. Beyond ethics or morality, utilitarian assumptions and arguments abound in modern economic and political life, especially in public policy. An understanding of utilitarianism is indeed essential to any understanding of contemporary society. "Understanding Utilitarianism" presents utilitarianism very much as a living tradition. The book begins with a summary of the classical utilitarianism of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Subsequent chapters trace the development of the central themes of utilitarian thought over the twentieth century, covering such questions as: What is happiness? Is happiness the only valuable thing? Is utilitarianism about acts or rules or institutions? Is utilitarianism unjust, or implausibly demanding, or impractical? and Where might utilitarianism go in the future?

Utilitarianism

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : London : Parker, Son and Bourn
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism written by John Stuart Mill and published by London : Parker, Son and Bourn. This book was released on 1863 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilitarianism, by British philosopher John Stuart Mill, is one of his most influential works and is a philosophical defense of utilitarian ethical theory. This publication remained a relevant publication since its original publication in the mid 19th century, as is still relevant in the application of utility in regard to social policy. This is an important work for those studying the concept of utilitarianism, or those who are interested in the writings of John Stuart Mill.

A History Of English Utilitarianism

Author : Ernest Albee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History Of English Utilitarianism written by Ernest Albee and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Utilitarianism Explained and Exemplified in Moral and Political Government. ...

Author : Charles Tennant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism Explained and Exemplified in Moral and Political Government. ... written by Charles Tennant and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Utilitarianism

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism written by John Stuart Mill and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1864 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Utilitarianism

Author : Robin Barrow
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317406540
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism written by Robin Barrow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, first published in 1991, the author Dr Robin Barrow adopts the view that utilitarianism is the most coherent and persuasive ethical theory we have and argues in favour of a specific form of rule-utilitarianism. This book will be of interest to students of philosophy.

Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191044520
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction written by Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilitarianism may well be the most influential secular ethical theory in the world today. It is also one of the most controversial. It clashes, or is widely thought to clash, with many conventional moral views, and with human rights when they are seen as inviolable. Would it, for example, be right to torture a suspected terrorist in order to prevent an attack that could kill and injure a large number of innocent people? In this Very Short Introduction Peter Singer and Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek provide an authoritative account of the nature of utilitarianism, from its nineteenth-century origins, to its justification and its varieties. Considering how utilitarians can respond to objections that are often regarded as devastating, they explore the utilitarian answer to the question of whether torture can ever be justified. They also discuss what it is that utilitarians should seek to maximize, paying special attention to the classical utilitarian view that only pleasure or happiness is of intrinsic value. Singer and de Lazari-Radek conclude by analysing the continuing importance of utilitarianism in the world, indicating how it is a force for new thinking on contemporary moral challenges like global poverty, the treatment of animals, climate change, reducing the risk of human extinction, end-of-life decisions for terminally-ill patients, and the shift towards assessing the success of government policies in terms of their impact on happiness. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Utilitarianism

Author : Geoffrey Scarre
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415095273
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism written by Geoffrey Scarre and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveying the historical development and present condition of utilitarian ethics, Geoffrey Scarre concludes that whilst utilitarianism may not be a faultless moral doctrine, its positions are relevant and remain significant today.Surveying the historical development and the present condition of utilitarian ethics, Geoffrey Scarre examines the major philosophers from Lao Tzu in the fifth century BC to Richard Hare in the twentieth.Utilitarianism traces the 'doctrine of utility' from the moralists of the ancient world, through the Enlightenment and Victorian utilitarianism up to the lively debate of the present day.Utilitarianism today faces challenges on several fronts: it cannot warrant the drawing of adequate protective boundaries around the essential interests of individuals, and it does not allow them the space to pursue the personal concerns which give meaning to their lives. Geoffrey Scarre considers these and other charges, and concludes that whilst utilitarianism may not be a faultless moral doctrine, its positions are relevant, and significant today.Written with undergraduates in mind, this is an ideal course book for those studying and those teaching moral philosophy.

Utilitarianism

Author : James Patrick Griffin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism written by James Patrick Griffin and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Methods of Ethics

Author : Henry Sidgwick
Publisher : Gale and the British Library
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Methods of Ethics written by Henry Sidgwick and published by Gale and the British Library. This book was released on 1874 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment

Author : Niall O'Flaherty
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108474470
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment by : Niall O'Flaherty

Download or read book Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment written by Niall O'Flaherty and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies the influential tradition of 'theological utilitarianism' in the eighteenth century through the lens of William Paley's life and thought.

The English Utilitarians and India

Author : Eric Stokes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The English Utilitarians and India written by Eric Stokes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1989 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contrast with the tendency to regard the Utilitarians primarily as exponents of a moral theory, Stokes here focuses on their claim to have developed a practical science of society. He discusses James Mill's influence as the London head of the Indian administration, Macaulay's Benthamite reforms as Law Member, and Fitzjames Stephen's significance in the passage of utilitarianism into imperialism.

Utilitarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Krister Bykvist
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441158669
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Utilitarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Krister Bykvist and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-17 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilitarianism is the ethical theory advanced by Jeremy Bentham, J.S. Mill, and Henry Sidgwick and has contributed significantly to contemporary moral and political philosophy. Yet it is not without controversy and is a subject that students can often find particularly perplexing. Utilitarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed offers a concise, yet fully comprehensive introduction to utilitarianism, its historical roots, key themes, and current debates. Krister Bykvist provides a survey of the modern debate about utilitarianism and goes on to evaluate utilitarianism in comparison with other theories, in particular virtue ethics and Kantianism. Bykvist offers a critical examination of utilitarianism, distinguishing problems that are unique to utilitarianism from those that are shared by other moral theories. Focusing on the problems unique to utilitarianism, the book provides a well-balanced assessment of where the theory goes astray and is in need of revision. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of utilitarianism, this book serves as an ideal companion to study of this influential and challenging of philosophical concepts.