Utilitarianism : for and against
by
Smart, J. J. C. (John Jamieson Carswell), 1920-2012.
Title
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Utilitarianism : for and against
Author
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Smart, J. J. C. (John Jamieson Carswell), 1920-2012.
ISBN
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9780521202978
9780521098229
9780511840852
Personal Author
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Smart, J. J. C. (John Jamieson Carswell), 1920-2012.
Publication Information
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Cambridge [England] : University Press, 1973.
Physical Description
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155 pages ; 21 cm
Contents
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An outline of a system of utilitarian ethics / J.J.C. Smart: -- 1. Introductory -- 2. Act-utilitarianism and rule-utilitarianism -- 3. Hedonistic and non-hedonistic utilitarianism -- 4. Average happiness versus total happiness -- 5. Negative utilitarianism -- 6. Rightness and wrongness of actions -- 7. The place of rules in act-utilitarianism -- 8. Simple application of game-theory technique -- 9. Utilitarianism and the future -- 10. Utilitarianism and justice -- A critique of utilitarianism / Bernard Williams: -- I. Introductory -- 2. The structure of consequentialism -- 3. Negative responsibility : and two examples -- 4. Two kinds of remoter effect -- 5. Integrity -- 6. The indirect pursuit of utility -- 7. Social choice.
Abstract
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This title consists of 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.
Subject Term
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Utilitarianism.
Added Author
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Williams, Bernard, 1929-2003.
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