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

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

Rosen, Frederick

 
9780415408462: Classical Utilitarianism from Hume to Mill (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415408466 ISBN 13: 9780415408462
Publisher: Routledge, 2006

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. The writings of Adam Smith, William Paley and Jeremy Bentham are also considered.

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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
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415408466
ISBN 13 
9780415408462
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
304