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The Philosophy of Utilitarianism
A Classic Defense of the Greatest Happiness Principle, Higher Pleasures, Justice, and Moral Obligation
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EAN: 9788028370947
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Beschreibung
The Philosophy of Utilitarianism presents John Stuart Mill's classic defense of the principle that actions are right insofar as they promote happiness and wrong insofar as they produce suffering. Written in lucid, argumentative prose, the work refines Benthamite utilitarianism by distinguishing higher and lower pleasures, insisting that human flourishing includes intellect, dignity, and moral cultivation. Situated within Victorian moral philosophy, it answers critics who regarded utility as crude hedonism and offers a systematic account of justice, obligation, and the common good. John Stuart Mill, one of the nineteenth century's most influential philosophers, was shaped by an extraordinary education under his father, James Mill, and by the reformist circle around Jeremy Bentham. His later intellectual development, deepened by personal crisis and by the influence of Harriet Taylor Mill, led him to temper rationalist reform with concern for individuality, sympathy, and moral psychology. This background explains the book's effort to make utilitarianism both humane and socially progressive. This book is essential for readers interested in ethics, political theory, or the foundations of liberal thought. Mill's arguments remain concise, provocative, and remarkably relevant wherever societies debate happiness, rights, justice, and collective welfare.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- John Stuart Mill
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2024
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 48