Utilitarianism and BeyondAmartya Sen, Bernard Williams Cambridge University Press, 1982. jún. 10. - 290 oldal A volume of studies of utilitarianism considered both as a theory of personal morality and a theory of public choice. All but two of the papers have been commissioned especially for the volume, and between them they represent not only a wide range of arguments for and against utilitarianism but also a first-class selection of the most interesting and influential work in this very active area. There is also a substantial introduction by the two editors. The volume will constitute an important stimulus and point of reference for a wide range of philosophers, economists and social theorists. |
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... thing to do , and deciding it , at least some- times , in the light of moral considerations . A large question is being begged , however , if one assumes that the agent is required in rationality to subject all those decisions to one ...
... thing to do , and deciding it , at least some- times , in the light of moral considerations . A large question is being begged , however , if one assumes that the agent is required in rationality to subject all those decisions to one ...
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... things . The issue concerns not merely whether these things are important but also how important they are and why so . Utilitarianism regards them as worthless in themselves and valuable only " This applies to both ' classical ' and ...
... things . The issue concerns not merely whether these things are important but also how important they are and why so . Utilitarianism regards them as worthless in themselves and valuable only " This applies to both ' classical ' and ...
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... thing with the extent of the desire for it or with the pleasure generated by it ( i.e. utility being the measure of importance ) . If the first idea is accepted but not the second , it is possible to attach greater importance to the ...
... thing with the extent of the desire for it or with the pleasure generated by it ( i.e. utility being the measure of importance ) . If the first idea is accepted but not the second , it is possible to attach greater importance to the ...
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... things about their own life , then the outcome need not be Pareto optimal in cases of this kind . Levi's paper ... thing of value and the only scale of value , then clearly Pareto optimality must be important . If , however , rights are ...
... things about their own life , then the outcome need not be Pareto optimal in cases of this kind . Levi's paper ... thing of value and the only scale of value , then clearly Pareto optimality must be important . If , however , rights are ...
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... thing chosen ? It is natural to think of choosing and valuing as related , but it is hard to avoid the suspicion that , in this representation , the direction of the linkage has been inverted . It is not by any means unreason- able to ...
... thing chosen ? It is natural to think of choosing and valuing as related , but it is hard to avoid the suspicion that , in this representation , the direction of the linkage has been inverted . It is not by any means unreason- able to ...
Tartalomjegyzék
Ethical theory and utilitarianism | 23 |
Morality and the theory of rational behaviour | 39 |
The economic uses of utilitarianism | 63 |
Utilitarianism uncertainty and information | 85 |
Contractualism and utilitarianism | 103 |
The diversity of goods CHARLES TAYLOR | 129 |
Morality and convention | 145 |
Social unity and primary goods | 159 |
On some difficulties of the utilitarian economist | 187 |
Utilitarianism information and rights | 199 |
Sour grapes utilitarianism and the genesis of wants | 219 |
Liberty and welfare | 239 |
Under which descriptions? | 251 |
Whats the use of going to school? | 261 |
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Utilitarianism and Beyond Amartya Kumar Sen,Bernard Arthur Owen Williams,Bernard Williams Nincs elérhető előnézet - 1982 |
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