The Cambridge companion to utilitarianism [electronic resource] / edited by Ben Eggleston, University of Kansas, Dale E. Miller, Old Dominion University.

Contributor Eggleston, Ben, 1971- editor.

ImprintCambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Description1 online resource (xiii, 387 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Note:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Note:1. Utilitarianism before Bentham / Colin Heydt -- 2. Bentham and utilitarianism in the early nineteenth century / James E. Crimmins -- 3. Mill and utilitarianism in the mid-nineteenth century / Henry R. West -- 4. Sidgwick and utilitarianism in the late nineteenth century / Roger Crisp -- 5. Utilitarianism in the twentieth century / Krister Bykvist -- 6. Act utilitarianism / Ben Eggleston -- 7. Rule utilitarianism / Dale E. Miller -- 8. Global utilitarianism / Julia Driver -- 9. Objectivism, subjectivism, and prospectivism / Elinor Mason -- 10. Subjective theories of well-being / Chris Heathwood -- 11. Objective theories of well-being / Ben Bradley -- 12. Kantian ethics and utilitarianism / Jens Timmermann -- 13. What virtue ethics can learn from utilitarianism / Daniel C. Russell -- 14. Utilitarianism and fairness / Brad Hooker -- 15. Utilitarianism and the ethics of war / William H. Shaw -- 16. Utilitarianism and our obligations to future people / Tim Mulgan.

Note:Utilitarianism, the approach to ethics based on the maximization of overall well-being, continues to have great traction in moral philosophy and political thought. This Companion offers a systematic exploration of its history, themes, and applications. First, it traces the origins and development of utilitarianism via the work of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, and others. The volume then explores issues in the formulation of utilitarianism, including act versus rule utilitarianism, actual versus expected consequences, and objective versus subjective theories of well-being. Next, utilitarianism is positioned in relation to Kantianism and virtue ethics, and the possibility of conflict between utilitarianism and fairness is considered. Finally, the volume explores the modern relevance of utilitarianism by considering its practical implications for contemporary controversies such as military conflict and global warming. The volume will be an important resource for all those studying moral philosophy, political philosophy, political theory, and history of ideas.

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