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Understanding utilitarianism /
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 pub...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Colección: | Understanding movements in modern thought.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 c |
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| Notas: | Originally published 2007 by Acumen. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (v, 194 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315711928 1315711923 1317493397 9781317493396 1317493400 9781317493402 1282943383 9781282943384 9786612943386 6612943386 1844653900 9781844653904 |