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...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Toronto, Ont. :
University of Toronto Press,
2004.
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Collection: | Toronto studies in philosophy.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | "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 |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (ix, 212 pages) |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781442682986 1442682981 |