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Utilitarianism : restorations ; repairs ; renovations : variations on Bentham's master-idea, that disputes about social policy should be settled by statistical evidence about the comparative consequences for those affected /

"In Utilitarianism: Restorations; Repairs; Renovations, noted Canadian philosopher David Braybrooke revisits Jeremy Bentham's master idea that statistical evidence should determine social policies, and - perhaps surprisingly, given Braybooke's recent championship of natural law - disp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Braybrooke, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2004.
Colección:Toronto studies in philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In Utilitarianism: Restorations; Repairs; Renovations, noted Canadian philosopher David Braybrooke revisits Jeremy Bentham's master idea that statistical evidence should determine social policies, and - perhaps surprisingly, given Braybooke's recent championship of natural law - dispels the discredit that standard versions of utilitarianism have invited."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 212 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442682986
1442682981