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Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., c2006

1 online resource (ix, 275 p.)

ISBN 1405119489 (hbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN 1405119497 (pbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN 9781405119481

ISBN 9781405119498

Blackwell guides to great works ; 3

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I : The background of Mill’s Utilitarianism -- Mill’s life / Susan Leigh Anderson -- Bentham’s utilitarianism / Gerald J. Postema -- The place of utilitarianism in Mill’s philosophy / John Skorupski -- Part II : The complete text of John Mill’s Utilitarianism -- General remarks -- What utilitarianism is -- Of the ultimate sanction of the principle of utility -- Of what sort of proof the principle of utility is susceptible -- On the connection between justice and utility -- Part III : Essays on the text -- Mill’s theory of value / Wendy Donner -- Mill’s theory of morally correct action / Alan E. Fuchs -- Mill’s theory of sanctions / Dale E. Miller -- Mill’s "proof" of the principle of utility / Henry R. West -- Mill’s theory of rights / L.W. Sumner -- Part IV : Influence and contemporary issues -- Contemporary criticisms of utilitarianism : a response / William H. Shaw -- The scalar approach to utilitarianism / Alastair Norcross -- Right, wrong, and rule-consequentialism / Brad Hooker -- Some implications of utilitarianism for practical ethics : the case against the military response to terrorism / Bart Gruzalski.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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