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Utilitarianism
Author | : Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek,Peter Singer |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 9780198728795 |
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Utilitarianism is one of the most important and influential secular philosophies of modern times, and has drawn considerable debate and controversy. This book considers its origins, its relevance to modern moral challenges, and the arguments and discussions around utilitarian approaches.
Utilitarianism
Author | : John Stuart Mill |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1887 |
Genre | : Utilitarianism |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105020092826 |
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Ethics
Author | : Simon Blackburn |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2003-05-08 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780192804426 |
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Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or competitive and aggressive. In this 'sparklingly clear' (Guardian) introduction to ethics Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, death, happiness, desire and freedom, showing us how we should think about the meaning of life, and how we should mistrust the soundbite-sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Philosophy A Very Short Introduction
Author | : Edward Craig,University Lecturer in Philosophy and Fellow Edward Craig |
Publsiher | : Oxford Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2002-02-21 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780192854216 |
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Examines how philosophers including Plato, Descartes, Hobbes, Darwin, and de Beauvoir responded to real life situations, and how their responses continue to influence people today.
Being Good
Author | : Simon Blackburn |
Publsiher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2002-03-14 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780191647314 |
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It is not only in our dark hours that scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism dog ethics. Whether it is a matter of giving to charity, or sticking to duty, or insisting on our rights, we can be confused, or be paralysed by the fear that our principles are groundless. Many are afraid that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or competitive and aggressive. Simon Blackburn, author of the best-selling Think, structures this short introduction around these and other threats to ethics. Confronting seven different objections to our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures, he charts a course through the philosophical quicksands that often engulf us. Then, turning to problems of life and death, he shows how we should think about the meaning of life, and how we should mistrust the sound-bite sized absolutes that often dominate moral debates. Finally he offers a critical tour of the ways the philosophical tradition has tried to provide foundations for ethics, from Plato and Aristotle through to contemporary debates.
Utilitarianism A Very Short Introduction
Author | : Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek,Peter Singer |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2017-07-20 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780191044526 |
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Utilitarianism may well be the most influential secular ethical theory in the world today. It is also one of the most controversial. It clashes, or is widely thought to clash, with many conventional moral views, and with human rights when they are seen as inviolable. Would it, for example, be right to torture a suspected terrorist in order to prevent an attack that could kill and injure a large number of innocent people? In this Very Short Introduction Peter Singer and Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek provide an authoritative account of the nature of utilitarianism, from its nineteenth-century origins, to its justification and its varieties. Considering how utilitarians can respond to objections that are often regarded as devastating, they explore the utilitarian answer to the question of whether torture can ever be justified. They also discuss what it is that utilitarians should seek to maximize, paying special attention to the classical utilitarian view that only pleasure or happiness is of intrinsic value. Singer and de Lazari-Radek conclude by analysing the continuing importance of utilitarianism in the world, indicating how it is a force for new thinking on contemporary moral challenges like global poverty, the treatment of animals, climate change, reducing the risk of human extinction, end-of-life decisions for terminally-ill patients, and the shift towards assessing the success of government policies in terms of their impact on happiness. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
On Liberty Utilitarianism and Other Essays
Author | : John Stuart Mill |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 609 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780199670802 |
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Previous edition: published as On liberty and other essays. 1991.
Habermas A Very Short Introduction
Author | : James Gordon Finlayson |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2005-05-26 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780192840950 |
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This book provides a clear and readable overview of the works of today's most influential German philosopher. It analyses the theoretical underpinnings of Habermas's social theory, and its applications in ethics, politics, and law. Finally, it examines how his social and political theory informs his writing on contemporary, political, and social problems.