Utilitarianism and Other Essays (Classics)

Utilitarianism and Other Essays (Classics)
Jeremy Bentham (Author), John Stuart Mill (Author)
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Utilitarianism

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 as a philosopher. His greatest interpreter, John Stuart Mill (1806-73), set out to humanize Bentham's pragmatic Utilitarianism by balancing the claims of reason and the imagination, individuality and social well-being in essays such as 'Bentham', 'Coleridge' and, above all, Utilitarianism. The works by Bentham and Mill collected in this volume show the creation and development of a system of ethics that has had an enduring influence on moral philosophy and legislative policy.

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author jeremy bentham author john stuart mill format paperback language english publication year 26 03 1987 subject the world ideas culture general interest subject 2 history of ideas popular philosophy title utilitarianism and other essays penguin classics author john stuart mill jeremy bentham publisher viking pr publication date mar 26 1987 pages 352 binding paperback edition reprint dimensions 5 25 wx 7 75 hx 0 75 d isbn 0140432728 subject philosophy movements utilitarianism brand new pape

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*Author: Mill, John Stuart/ Bentham, Jeremy/ Ryan, Alan (EDT) *Series Title: Penguin Classics *Publication Date: 1987/08/01 *Binding Type: Paperback *Language: English *Depth: 0.75 *Width: 5.25 *Height: 7.75