Utilitarianism: and the 1868 Speech on Capital Punishment (Hackett Classics) - Softcover

Mill, John Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087220605X ISBN 13: 9780872206052

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, 2002

Synopsis

This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability of the principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy.

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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: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 087220605X
• ISBN 13: 9780872206052
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 88
• Editor: Sher George