Utilitarianism / John Stuart Mill ; edited, with an introduction, by George Sher
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TextPublication details: Indianapolis : Hackett Pub., ©2001Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 71 pages ; 23 cmISBN: 0872206068; 9780872206069; 087220605X; 9780872206052Subject(s): UtilitarianismLOC classification: B1571 | .M6 2001
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Summary: Providing a defence of his utilitarian theory of morality, Mill argues the view that all human action should produce the greatest happiness overall, and that happiness itself is to be understood as consisting in ""higher"" and ""lower"" pleasures. This expanded edition includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability of the principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy. --Adapted from publisher description
General remarks -- What utilitarianism is -- Of the ultimate sanction of the principle of utility -- Of what sort of proof the principle of utility is susceptible -- On the connection between justice and utility -- Appendix : April 1868 speech on capital punishment
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Includes bibliographical references (pages xv-xvi)
General remarks -- What utilitarianism is -- Of the ultimate sanction of the principle of utility -- Of what sort of proof the principle of utility is susceptible -- On the connection between justice and utility -- Appendix : April 1868 speech on capital punishment
Providing a defence of his utilitarian theory of morality, Mill argues the view that all human action should produce the greatest happiness overall, and that happiness itself is to be understood as consisting in ""higher"" and ""lower"" pleasures. This expanded edition includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability of the principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy. --Adapted from publisher description
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