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Utilitarianism as a Public Philosophy

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ISBN-10: 052146806X

ISBN-13: 9780521468060

Edition: 1995

Authors: Robert E. Goodin, Douglas MacLean

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List price: $64.99
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/26/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.94" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Introduction: Moral Bases of State Action
Utilitarianism as a public philosophy
The state as a moral agent
Morality, Public and Private
Do motives matter?
Government house utilitarianism
Shaping Private Conduct
Responsibilities
Distributing credit and blame
Apportioning responsibilities
Shaping Public Policies: Section A. Respecting and overriding preferences
Liberalism and the best-judge principle
Laundering preferences
Heroic measures and false hopes
Theories of compensation
Ensuring social security
Stabilising expectations
Compensation and redistribution
Basic income
Relative needs
International ethics
What is so special about our fellow countrymen?
Nuclear disarmament as a moral certainty
International ethics and the environmental crisis
References
Index.