Classical Utilitarianism from Hume to Mill: 2 (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory) - Hardcover

Book 3 of 83: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

Rosen, Frederick

 
9780415220941: Classical Utilitarianism from Hume to Mill: 2 (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory)
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ISBN 10: 0415220947 ISBN 13: 9780415220941
Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

This book presents a new interpretation of the principle of utility in moral and political theory based on the writings of the classical utilitarians from Hume to J.S. Mill. Discussion of utility in writers such as Adam Smith, William Paley and Jeremy Bentham is included.

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About the Author

Frederick Rosen is Professor of the History of Political Thought at University College London. He has served as General Editor of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, Director of the Jeremy Bentham Project, and Director of the Centre for Politics, Law and Society at UCL. Among his books are Jeremy Bentham and Representative Democracy(1983) and Bentham, Byron and Greece: Constitutionalism, Nationalism, and Early Liberal Political Thought (1992). He has co-edited several books, was the founding editor of Utilitas, and has contributed numerous articles to various learned journals.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415220947
ISBN 13 
9780415220941
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
304

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