Utilitarianism - The Philosophy Of The Greatest Happiness Principle: What Is Utilitarianism (general Remarks), Proof Of The Greate
by John Stuart Mill
2021-01-18 00:13:04
Utilitarianism - The Philosophy Of The Greatest Happiness Principle: What Is Utilitarianism (general Remarks), Proof Of The Greate
by John Stuart Mill
2021-01-18 00:13:04
In this classic of the Western philosophy John Stuart Mill tried to explain why utilitarianism is the best theory of ethics, and to defend it against a wide range of criticisms. Mill did that by presenting the principle of utility or the greatest-hap...
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In this classic of the Western philosophy John Stuart Mill tried to explain why utilitarianism is the best theory of ethics, and to defend it against a wide range of criticisms. Mill did that by presenting the principle of utility or the greatest-happiness principle and offering proofs for his theory. He argued various criticism argument by argument doing a great deal to popularize utilitarian ethic. His work is widely recognized today as the most influential philosophical articulation of a liberal humanistic morality that was produced in the nineteenth century. Contents: • General Remarks • What Utilitarianism Is • Of the Ultimate Sanction of the Principle of Utility • Of What Sort of Proof the Principle of Utility Is Susceptible • Of the Connexion Between Justice and Utility
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