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Utilitarianism, institutions, and justice /
This text advances utilitarianism as the basis for a viable public philosophy, rebutting charges that, as moral doctrine, utilitarian thought permits cruel acts, justifies unfair distribution of wealth, and demands too much of moral agents. The author defends utilitarianism using game theory.
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 1 Introduction to Utilitarianism; 2 Reasoning about Right and Wrong; 3 Nonexploitation as a Rule of Thumb; 4 A Skeletal Theory of Institutions; 5 Basic Distributive Institutions; 6 The Problem of Redistribution; 7 The Acceptability of Utilitarianism; Notes; Bibliography; Index.