Bernard Williams J. J. C. Smart Utilitarianism (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: UtilitarianismCondition: NewSubtitle: For and AgainstEAN: 9780521098229ISBN: 9780521098229Publisher: Cambridge University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/01/1973Description: Two essays on utilitarianism, written from opposite points of view, by J. J. C. Smart and Bernard Williams. In the first part of the book Professor Smart advocates a modern and sophisticated version of classical utilitarianism; he tries to formulate a consistent and persuasive elaboration of the doctrine that the rightness and wrongness of actions is determined solely by their consequences, and in particular their consequences for the sum total of human happiness. In Part II Bernard Williams offers a sustained and vigorous critique of utilitarian assumptions, arguments and ideals. He finds inadequate the theory of action implied by utilitarianism, and he argues that utilitarianism fails to engage at a serious level with the real problems of moral and political philosophy, and fails to make sense of notions such as integrity, or even human happiness itself. This book should be of interest to welfare economists, political scientists and decision-theorists.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 127mmItem Width: 9mmItem Weight: 160gAuthor: Bernard Williams, J. J. C. SmartGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 1973 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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