The Blackwell guide to Mill's Utilitarianism /
West, Henry R.
The Blackwell guide to Mill's Utilitarianism / edited by Henry R. West. - Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., c2006. - ix, 275 p. ; 26 cm. - Blackwell guides to great works ; 3 . - Blackwell guides to great works. .
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.
1405119489 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1405119497 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405119481 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781405119498 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2005009841
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. Utilitarianism.
Utilitarianism.
B1603.U873 / B74 2006
The Blackwell guide to Mill's Utilitarianism / edited by Henry R. West. - Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., c2006. - ix, 275 p. ; 26 cm. - Blackwell guides to great works ; 3 . - Blackwell guides to great works. .
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.
1405119489 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1405119497 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405119481 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781405119498 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2005009841
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. Utilitarianism.
Utilitarianism.
B1603.U873 / B74 2006