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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	On Liberty and Other Essays more books like this by John Stuart Mill, John Gray (Editor) add to wishlist ON LIBERTY, written in 1859, is Mill's formulation for a liberal, democratic, and egalitarian state. It's influence on contemporary politics can not be understated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.55! \| SVS
3	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
4	The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill more books like this by John Locke add to wishlist This volume includes the complete texts of two of John Stuart Mill's most important works, UTILITARIANISM and ON LIBERTY, and selections from his other writings, including the complete text of his REMARKS ON BENTHAM'S PHILOSOPHY. The selection from Mill's A SYSTEM OF LOGIC is of special relevance to the debate between those who read Mill as an Act ... see all copies from $6.73! new only from $10.66!
5	Oxford World's Classics more books like this by John Stuart Mill, John Gray (Editor) add to wishlist Collected here in a single volume for the first time, On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Government, and The Subjection of Women show Mill applying his liberal utilitarian philosophy to a range of issues that remain vital today - issues of the nature of ethics, the scope and limits of individual liberty, the merits of and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions
6	Utilitarianism more books like this by Oxford University Press, John Stuart Mill, Roger Crisp (Editor) 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 $24.12! \| SVS
7	On Liberty and Utilitarianism more books like this by John Stuart Mill add to wishlist How can the individual be both free and happy? What are freedom and happiness and how do they relate to each other? These are the questions that Mill aims to answer from both a political and a philosophical perspective. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.96! \| SVS
8	The Principles of Morals and Legislation more books like this by Jeremy Bentham, Robert M Baird (Editor), Stuart E Rosenbaum (Editor) add to wishlist Jeremy Bentham's work on "The Principles of Morals and Legislation" emerges from its historic roots in hedonism and teleology as a scientific attempt to assess the moral content of human action by focusing on its results or consequences. Proceeding from the assumption that human beings desire pleasure (and avoid pain), Bentham's unique perspective ... see all copies from $4.44! new only from $9.09! \| first editions
9	Utilitarianism on Liberty more books like this by John Stuart Mill, H B Acton (Editor) add to wishlist Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated reading lists and selected criticism and notes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.58! \| SVS
10	Utilitarianism and Other Essays more books like this by John Stuart Mill, Alan Ryan (Introduction by), Jeremy Bentham add to wishlist One of the most important nineteenth-century schools of thought, Utilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number'. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was the movement's founder, as much a social reformer ... see all copies from $2.31! new only from $6.00! \| SVS
11 view cover	Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Mill's Utilitarianism more books like this by Roger Crisp add to wishlist Mill was one of the most important British philosophers of the 19th century; his "Utilitarianism" is a pivotal work in ethical thought. This book, written specifically for students coming to Mill - and perhaps philosophy - for the first time, should be a useful guide. The text introduces and assesses: Mill's life and the background of ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $19.95!
12 view cover	Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation more books like this by Jeremy Bentham add to wishlist AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF MORALS AND LEGISLATION BY JEREMY BENTHAM OXFORD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS LONDON NEW YORK AND TORONTO HENRY FROWDE M CM VII NOTE. The First Edition of this work was printed in the year 1780 and first published in 1789. The present Edition is a careful reprint of A New Edition, corrected by the Author which was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.02! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Utility and Rights more books like this by R. G. Frey add to wishlist "Utility and Rights "was first published in 1984. 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. At issue in the clash between utilitarianism and the theory of rights is a fundamental question about the ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $24.50! \| first editions
14 view cover	An Introduction to Mill's Utilitarian Ethics more books like this by Henry R West add to wishlist John Stuart Mill was the leading British philosopher of the nineteenth century and his famous essay Utilitarianism is the most influential statement of the philosophy of utilitarianism: that actions, laws, policies and institutions are to be evaluated by their utility or contribution to good or bad consequences. Henry West has written the most up ... see all copies from $4.90! new only from $5.00!
15 view cover	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
16 view cover	The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy more books like this by William Paley add to wishlist This classic work by William Paley was one of the most popular books in England and America in the early nineteenth century. Its significance lies in the fact that it marks an important point at which eighteenth century 'whiggism' began to be transformed into nineteenth century 'liberalism'. First published in 1785, Paley's Principles of Moral and ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $16.19! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Morality, Utilitarianism, and Rights more books like this by Richard B Brandt add to wishlist Richard Brandt is one of the most eminent and influential of contemporary moral philosophers. His work has been concerned with how to justify what is good or right not by reliance on intuitions or theories about what moral words mean but by the explanation of moral psychology and the description of what it is to value something, or to think it ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $39.17! \| SVS
18 view cover	Theory of Legislation more books like this by Jeremy Bentham add to wishlist see all copies from $16.89! new only from $16.89! \| first editions
19	The works of Jeremy Bentham more books like this by Jeremy Bentham, Sir John Bowring add to wishlist see all copies from $15.99! new only from $26.12!
20 view cover	Equal Freedom and Utility: Herbert Spencer's Liberal Utilitarianism more books like this by David Weinstein, Quentin Skinner (Editor), James Tully (Editor) add to wishlist This rich and provocative study assesses Herbert Spencer's pivotal contribution to the emergence of liberal utilitarianism and shows that Spencer, as much as J. S. Mill, provided liberal utilitarianism with its formative contours. Like Mill, Spencer tried to reconcile a principle of liberty and strong moral rights with a utilitarian, maximizing ... see all copies from $35.95! new only from $42.11! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Bentham: A Fragment on Government more books like this by Jeremy Bentham, H L A Hart, Ross Harrison (Editor) add to wishlist This volume makes available to a student readership one of the central texts in the utilitarian tradition, in the authoritative 1977 edition prepared by Professors Burns and Hart as part of Bentham's Collected works. A Fragment on Government is, as Ross Harrison observes in his introduction, a young man's work, and Bentham's exuberant prose ... see all copies from $3.98! new only from $6.00! \| SVS
22 view cover	Interpersonal Comparisons of Well-Being more books like this by Jon Elster add to wishlist In this volume a diverse group of economists, philosophers, political scientists, and psychologists address the problems, principles, and practices involved in comparing the well-being of different individuals. A series of questions lie at the heart of this investigation: What is the relevant concept of well-being for the purposes of comparison? ... see all copies from $30.00! new only from $63.10! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Capitalism's Achilles Heel: Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free-Market System more books like this by Raymond William Baker add to wishlist For over forty years in more than sixty countries, Raymond Baker has witnessed the free-market system operating illicitly and corruptly, with devastating consequences. In "Capitalism's Achilles Heel", Baker takes readers on a fascinating journey through the global free-market system and reveals how dirty money, poverty, and inequality are ... see all copies from $4.96! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Utilitarianism and Its Critics more books like this by Jonathan Glover add to wishlist see all copies from $3.93! first editions
25 view cover	Morality Within the Limits of Reason more books like this by Professor Russell Hardin add to wishlist This provocative, lucidly written reconstruction of utilitarianism focuses on the practical constraints involved in ethical choice: information may be inadequate, and understanding of causes and effects may be limited. Good decision making may be especially constrained if other people are closely involved in determining an outcome. Hardin ... see all copies from $2.02! new only from $19.95! \| first editions

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