Limits of Utilitarianism

Name: Limits of Utilitarianism
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ISBN: 9780816610440

ISBN-10: 0816610444

ISBN-13: 9780816610440

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Authors: Harlan B. Miller, William H. Williams

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Many philosophers have argued that utilitarianism is an unacceptable moral theory and that promoting the general welfare is at best only one of the legitimate goals of public policy. Utilitarian principles seem to place no limits on the extent to which society may legitimately interfere with a person's liberties - provided that such actions can be shown to promote the long-term welfare of its members. These issues have played a central role in discussions of utilitarianism since the time of Bentham and Mill. Despite criticisms, utilitarianism remains the most influential and widely accepted moral theory of recent times. In this volume contemporary philosophers address four aspects of…

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List price: $25.00
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Language: English