Thinking Through Utilitarianism: A Guide to Contemporary Arguments - Hardcover

Andrew T. Forcehimes; Luke Semrau

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1624668313 ISBN 13: 9781624668319

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US), 2019

Synopsis

Thinking Through Utilitarianism: A Guide to Contemporary Arguments offers something new among texts elucidating the ethical theory known as Utilitarianism. Intended primarily for students ready to dig deeper into moral philosophy, it examines, in a dialectical and reader-friendly manner, a set of normative principles and a set of evaluative principles leading to what is perhaps the most defensible version of Utilitarianism. With the aim of laying its weaknesses bare, each principle is serially introduced, challenged, and then defended. The result is a battery of stress tests that shows with great clarity not only what is attractive about the theory, but also where its problems lie. It will fascinate any student ready for a serious investigation into what we ought to do and what is of value.

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About the Author

Andrew T. Forcehimes is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Nanyang Technological University.

Luke Semrau is Junior Faculty Fellow, Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics, Georgetown University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc (US)
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1624668313
• ISBN 13: 9781624668319
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288