Utilitarianism (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) - Softcover

John Stuart Mill; Introduction By Scott Davis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0760771758 ISBN 13: 9780760771754

Publisher: Barnes & Noble, 2014

Synopsis

John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism, which first appeared in three installments of Fraser's Magazine in 1861, was intended as a defense of the notorious doctrine identified with the liberal reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and with the author's father, James Mill (1773-1836). The defense was successful. While 'the principle of utility, or as Bentham has latterly called it, the greatest happiness principle', may have scandalised Victorian England, Mill's Utilitarianism became one of the defining documents of modern British and American liberalism. It is impossible to appreciate contemporary social and political life without coming to grips with utilitarianism.

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Review:

Adding the selections from the Speech on Capital Punishment is an excellent idea. --Mark Migotti, University of Calgary

Book Description:

Reissued in its corrected 1864 second edition, this work by the philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806–73) argues for a utilitarian theory of morality, refining Bentham's 'greatest happiness' principle and defending it from common criticisms. Mill's key discussion on the topic, it remains a fundamental text in ethics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0760771758
• ISBN 13: 9780760771754
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96