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1	Utilitarianism more books like this by John Stuart Mill add to wishlist In UTILITARIANISM, published in 1863, Mill discusses the nuances of his foundational ethical principal that: "Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Utilitarianism; For and Against more books like this by John Jamieson Carswe Smart add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $6.21! new only from $19.68! \| SVS
3	Utilitarianism, liberty & representative government more books like this by John Stuart Mill add to wishlist John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher, political economist, civil servant, and Member of Parliament. An advocate of utilitarianism, he was one of the most influential liberal thinkers of the 19th century. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $17.47! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Utilitarianism and on Liberty: Including Mill's 'Essay on Bentham' and Selections from the Writings of Jeremy Bentham and John Austin more books like this by Mary Warnock (Editor), John Stuart Mill add to wishlist This book combines John Stuart Mill's key writings, Utilitarianism, On Liberty, and 'Essay on Bentham', with formative selections from Mill's greatest influences, Jeremy Bentham and John Austin, and a discerning introduction written by the renowned ethics scholar Mary Warnock. This combination provides a thorough and perspicuous view of Mill's ... see all copies from $7.18! new only from $7.18!
5	The Limits of Utilitarianism more books like this by Harlan B. Miller (Editor), William H. Williams (Editor) add to wishlist "The Limits of Utilitarianism " was first published in 1982. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Many philosophers have argued that utilitarianism is an unacceptable moral theory and that ... see all copies from $11.51!
6	J.S. Mill in 90 Minutes more books like this by Strathern Paul, Paul Strathern add to wishlist In J.S. Mill in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Mill's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Mill's work; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Mill ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| SVS
7	The Growth of Philosophic Radicalism more books like this by Elie Halévy add to wishlist see all copies from $3.55! first editions
8	Utilitarianism more books like this by John Stuart Mill add to wishlist Utilitarianism, by British philosopher John Stuart Mill, is one of his most influential works and is a philosophical defense of utilitarian ethical theory. This publication remained a relevant publication since its original publication in the mid 19th century, as is still relevant in the application of utility in regard to social policy. This is ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $4.79! \| SVS
9	Mill's Utilitarianism: A Reader's Guide more books like this by Henry R West add to wishlist Mill's "Utilitarianism" is one of the most important texts in the teaching of ethics. Utilitarianism as an ethical philosophy is one of the competing theories at the present time and Mill's "Utilitarianism" is the classic text in this area. As such, it is a hugely important and exciting, yet challenging piece of philosophical writing. In Mill's " ... see all copies from $5.10! new only from $12.70! \| SVS
10	Utilitarianism, Institutions, and Justice more books like this by James Wood Bailey add to wishlist This compelling book advances utilitarianism as the basis for a viable public philosophy, effectively rebutting the common charge that, as moral doctrine, utilitarian thought permits cruel acts, justifies unfair distribution of wealth, and demands too much of moral agents. James Wood Bailey defends utilitarianism through novel use of game theory ... see all copies from $15.42! new only from $89.56! \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Spinning World: A Global History of Cotton Textiles, 1200-1850 more books like this by Philip Schofield, Giorgio Riello (Editor), Prasannan Parthasarathi (Editor) add to wishlist This book is the first comprehensive historical account of the political thought of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), the philosopher and reformer. Professor Schofield draws on his extensive knowledge of Bentham's unpublished manuscripts and original printed texts, and on the new, authoritative edition of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham. A ... see all copies from $84.63! new only from $102.56!
12	Utilitarianism: Restorations; Repairs; Renovations more books like this by David Braybrooke add to wishlist Utilitarianism, belaboured by repeated counterexamples, has fallen out of favour as an ethical theory. In Utilitarianism: Restorations; Repairs; Renovations, noted Canadian philosopher David Braybrooke revisits Jeremy Bentham's master idea that statistical evidence should determine social policies, and - perhaps surprisingly, given Braybooke's ... see all copies from $51.05! new only from $72.15!
13 view cover	Utilitarianism and on Liberty: Including 'Essay on Bentham' and Selections from the Writings of Jeremy Bentham and John Austin more books like this by Mary Warnock (Editor), John Stuart Mill add to wishlist This book combines John Stuart Mill's key writings, Utilitarianism, On Liberty, and 'Essay on Bentham', with formative selections from Mill's greatest influences, Jeremy Bentham and John Austin, and a discerning introduction written by the renowned ethics scholar Mary Warnock. This combination provides a thorough and perspicuous view of Mill's ... see all copies from $81.96! new only from $81.96!
14	Studies in Utilitarianism more books like this add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! first editions
15 view cover	English Utilitarians more books like this by Sir Leslie Stephen add to wishlist These three volumes are mainly devoted to Bentham, James Mill, and John Stuart Mill. In the book the author argues that the utilitarians, were social reformers first and "philosophers" second - if at all. Volume One consists largely of a catalogue of the social evils that provided Bentham with his problem and his stimulus. Failure to get his plans ... see all copies from $9.97! new only from $20.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	A Defense of Utilitarianism more books like this by C L Sheng add to wishlist In Defense of Utilitarianism, C.L. Sheng provides a more intensive study of the Unified Utilitarian Theory (UUT), which he proposed in his previous work A New Approach to Utilitarianism (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991). Sheng defends utilitarianism, particularly UUT, against the objections and attacks raised by nonutilitarians, showing it to be ... see all copies from $28.70!
17	The Tradition of Political Hedonism from Hobbes to J. S. Mill more books like this by Frederick Vaughan add to wishlist see all copies from $17.50!
18 view cover	Understanding Utilitarianism more books like this by Tim Mulgan add to wishlist Utilitarianism - a philosophy based on the principle of the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people - has been hugely influential over the past two centuries. Beyond ethics or morality, utilitarian assumptions and arguments abound in modern economic and political life, especially in public policy. An understanding of utilitarianism is ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $16.95!
19 view cover	Principios de Economia Politica more books like this by John Stuart Mill add to wishlist John Stuart Mill descubrio en los escritos de Auguste Comte la veta metodologica y propositiva del aspecto filosofico en la teoria economica. Asi, la filosofia positiva se convirtio, para Mill, en el instrumento principal para hacer avanzar la economia. see all copies from $33.92! new only from $33.92!
20 view cover	de L'Espirit or Essays on the Mind and Its Several Faculties more books like this by Claude Adrien Helvetius add to wishlist 1809. Translated from the French. To which is now prefixed a life of the author. Swiss-French tax collector, philanthropist and Enlightenment philosopher, Claude-Adrien Helvetius is widely regarded as the father of utilitarianism. Helvetius's principle work, De l'esprit, was condemned by the Sorbonne, the Pope and the Parliament of Paris and burnt ... see all copies from $34.33! new only from $34.33! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Contemporary Utilitarianism more books like this by Michael D. Bayles add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
22 view cover	Pannomial Fragments more books like this by Jeremy Bentham add to wishlist For justification of the legislative arrangements necessary to afford security against maleficent acts affecting the person, what it is necessary to show is, that by them pain will not be produced in such quantity as will cause it to outweigh the pleasure that would have been produced by the maleficent acts so prevented. see all copies from $12.38! new only from $12.38! \| SVS
23	La formation du radicalisme philosophique more books like this by Elie Halévy, Monique Canto-Sperber add to wishlist see all copies from $55.32! new only from $79.75! \| first editions

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