About this title: 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. This is a revised version of Professor Smart's famous essay 'an outline of a system of utilitarian ethics', first published in ...
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1973
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"Philosophical hogwash at its finest. The "against" section by Bernard Williams in particular is a superb example of the sheer inanity of the analytic tradition."
"This is one of the better books on the topic, for Utilitarianism, or ethics, or philosophy in general; specifically for Utilitarianism, this is probably the best book to get introduced to the topic. J.J.C. Smart and Bernard Williams each take half the book to explain Utilitarianism as they understand it, and to argue pro (Smart) and con (Williams). The book is rather short, small, and easy to read. Smart and Williams each do justice the topic by discussing relevant issues and common problems/complaints put to utilitarianism.
As with most philosophy books, this probably will not sway you from whatever believes you have (nor necessarily should it), but it should give you plenty to consider and help you to make a more informed argument, regardless of what you believe. It is written in plain English with good examples and cases to illustrate each side."
"I wonder: does anyone read Smart's half of this book anymore?
Williams loathes utilitarianism, which gives his attack some verve, but his attack seems totally inconclusive. He does manage to show that utilitarianism would, in extreme situations, have counter-intuitive consequences, and that it is very demanding. Any utilitarian would be happy to admit as much. He doesn't show what he tries to, that utilitarianism makes agency unintelligible.
The last line of the essay expresses a hope that we won't hear about utilitarianism for much longer. That reveals that Williams underestimates how deep utilitarian thinking runs in the modern world."
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