Utilitarianism - Softcover

Mill, John Stuart; Sher, George (editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0915144417 ISBN 13: 9780915144419

Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc, 1979

Synopsis

Excerpt from Utilitarianism
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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.

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Library of Liberal Arts title.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0915144417
• ISBN 13: 9780915144419
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 79