Utilitarianism

Mill, John Stuart; Sher, George

ISBN 10: 0915144417 / ISBN 13: 9780915144419

Published by Hackett Publishing Company, 1979

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Utilitarianism
• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915144417
• ISBN 13: 9780915144419
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Excerpt from Utilitarianism
Socrates listened to the old Protagoras, and asserted (if Plato's dialogue be grounded on a real conver.
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Book Description

Reissued in its corrected 1864 second edition, this work by the philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806-73) argues for a utilitarian theory of morality, refining Bentham's 'greatest happiness' principle and defending it from common criticisms. Mill's key discussion on the topic, it remains a fundamental text in ethics.