Download or read book Utilitarianism written by Jeremy Bentham and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Utilitarianism written by John Stuart Mill and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mill's Utilitarianism is one of the most important, controversial, and suggestive works of moral philosophy ever written. Mill defends the view that all human action should produce the greatest happiness overall, and that happiness itself is to be understood as consisting in "higher" and"lower" pleasures. This volume uses the 1871 edition of the text, the last to be published in Mill's lifetime.
Download or read book A History of English Utilitarianism Classic Reprint written by Ernest Albee and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-03 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of English Utilitarianism Since, then. We have no adequate history of English Ethics, the attempt has been made in this volume to coverapartofthegroundbytracingtherbeand de velopment of Utilitarianism in England. No one of the writers considered - not even Hume or Mill - is individ ually of such importance for English Ethics as Bishop Butler; but, taken as a whole, Utilitarianism may fairly be regarded as England's most characteristic, if not most important, contribution to the development of ethical theory. This being the case, its history certainly deserves careful and somewhat extended treatment. The author hopes that. Whatever may be the shortcomings of the following chapters, he will not be accused of treating the subject either carelessly or in a partisan spirit The greater partofthematterofthefirst fivechapters basal mdyappeared as aserieaof articles in the Philo W Review (published from May. R895, to July.1897). Andfortheprivilegeofusinghere the matterofthosechapters, in a somewhat extended and otherwise modified form, the author is indebted to the editors and publishers of the Review. The remaining chapters of the book appear for the first time, except the first section of the final chapter, as indicated in the text. A paper based upon the manuscript of that part of the chapter was read before the American Psychological Association, at the Baltimore Meeting, December, 1900, and was afterwards printed in the Pbdoroplzr'cal Review. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Utilitarianism Classic Reprint written by Jeremy Bentham and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Utilitarianism But enough of metaphor and declamation: it is not by such means that moral science is to be improved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book An Examination of the Utilitarian Philosophy Classic Reprint written by John Grote and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Examination of the Utilitarian Philosophy Utilitarianism, I had the intention of writing some thing in answer to him on that subject, and had actually begun the printing of the result of this intention. I was led, in connexion with this, to put together the intellectual views on which the moral view rested, which had something of the character of prolegomena to it, and had meant, if they should come within reasonable limits, to publish them in an Appendix He afterwards altered his mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Political Thought in England written by William L. Davidson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Political Thought in England: The Utilitarians From Bentham to J. S. Mill But, this granted, it must be granted also that there is a point of View common to utilitarians and a common spirit that animates them, and that there are principles generally acknowledged. And so, it may be well to begin with an indication of the utilitarian standpoint, and with a sketch of the leading points Of general, if not absolutely universal, agreement. I. The term Utilitarianism, designative of a philosophical theory in ethics and in politics. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book MODERN UTILITARIANISM written by T. R. BIRKS and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Utilitarian Theory of Morals Classic Reprint written by John Penrose and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Utilitarian Theory of Morals See Mr. Whewell's Preface to Sir James Mackintosh's Dissertation, pp. 19, 20. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The English Utilitarians Vol 2 of 3 Classic Reprint written by Leslie Stephen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The English Utilitarians, Vol. 2 of 3 Bentham's mantle fell upon James Mill.' Mill ex pounded in the tersest form the doctrines which in Bentham's hands spread into endless ramifications and lost themselves in minute details. Mill became the leader of Bentham's bodyguard or, rather, the mediator between the prophet in his 'hermitage' and thel, missionaries Who were actively engaged on the hustings and in committee - rooms. The special characteristics of English Utilitarianism in the period of its greatest activity were thus more affected by Mill than by any other leader of opinion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Utilitarianism Explained and Exemplified in Moral and Political Government Classic Reprint written by Charles Tennant and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-07-28 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Utilitarianism Explained and Exemplified in Moral and Political Government How far the reasoning and its application are correct, is another question, which Public Opi nion must determine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book An Examination of the Utilitarian Theory of Morals Classic Reprint written by F. R. Beattie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Examination of the Utilitarian Theory of Morals The value of well-founded doctrines in morals, both to the individual and to society, is of great moment in this age of independent research, and almost restless enquiry, when some even venture to propose reconstruction in religion and morals. Reflection on such things led the writer to examine and compare the two leading opposite schools of Moralists, with a view to discover the merits of their respective claims to acceptance. The result, in the form of a brief summary, is contained in the following pages. No one can be more sensible than the writer, of the many imperfections in the attempt he has made to carry out his purpose, yet it is felt that the careful reader can scarcely fail to be helped to see the inadequacy of the Utilitarian System, and the sufficiency of the Intuitional Theory, to answer all the demands of an ethical system. Ethical Empiricism is radically defective. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Four Phases of Morals written by John Stuart Blackie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Four Phases of Morals: Socrates, Aristotle, Christianity, Utilitarianism Enables a man to be a sound judge of those important practical questions with which the science of Ethics is occupied. As by the arrangements of the season. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Beginnings of English Utilitarianism written by Ernest Albee and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Beginnings of English Utilitarianism: A Thesis Accepted by the Faculty of Cornell University for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, May, 1894 Perhaps no form of history is more interesting than that which has received the somewhat indefinite, because very general name, History of Philosophy. It is evident that we may understand the field of investigation thus indicated in a broader or in a narrower sense; and it is hardly necessary to remark that the accredited historians of Philosophy have actually differed more or less in their opinions as to the ground to be covered. Nobody would deny that the History of Ethics is a very essential part of the History of Philosophy, and, so far as ethical theories have formed an organic part of the general systems of ancient and modern philosophers, they may be said to have received due recognition at the hands of the historian. As the general tendency of English thought has been (or for a long time was) practical rather than speculative, it has happened, not unfortunately, that the progress of ethical theory in England has, on the whole, been less involved with the rise and decadence of definite systems of metaphysic than has been the case on the continent. Problems belonging distinctly to Ethics have for the most part been discussed on their own merits except, of course, where theological issues have been raised. If English writers have not always put forth the profoundest theories regarding the nature and meaning of morality, they have at least done inestimable service in the way of clear thinking and consistent reasoning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Utilitarianism written by John Stuart John Stuart Mill and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-18 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill's book Utilitarianism is a classic exposition and defence of utilitarianism in ethics. The book first appeared as a series of three articles published in Fraser's Magazine in 1861; the articles were collected and reprinted as a single book in 1863.Mill's aim in the book is to explain what utilitarianism is, to show why it is the best theory of ethics, and to defend it against a wide range of criticisms and misunderstandings. Though heavily criticized both in Mill's lifetime and in the years since, Utilitarianism did a great deal to popularize utilitarian ethics and was "the most influential philosophical articulation of a liberal humanistic morality that was produced in the nineteenth century." Mill took many elements of his version of utilitarianism from Jeremy Bentham, the great nineteenth-century legal reformer, who along with William Paley were the two most influential English utilitarians prior to Mill. Like Bentham, Mill believed that happiness (or pleasure, which both Bentham and Mill equated with happiness) was the only thing humans do and should desire for its own sake. Since happiness is the only intrinsic good, and since more happiness is preferable to less, the goal of the ethical life is to maximize happiness. This is what Bentham and Mill call "the principle of utility" or "the greatest-happiness principle." Both Bentham and Mill thus endorse "classical" or "hedonistic" forms of utilitarianism. More recent utilitarians often deny that happiness is the sole intrinsic good, arguing that a variety of values and consequences should be considered in ethical decision making. Although Mill agreed with Bentham about many of the foundational principles of ethics, he also had some major disagreements. In particular, Mill tried to develop a more refined form of utilitarianism that would harmonize better with ordinary morality and highlight the importance in the ethical life of intellectual pleasures, self-development, high ideals of character, and conventional moral rules. In Chapter 1, titled "General Remarks," Mill notes that there has been little progress in ethics. Since the beginning of philosophy, the same issues have been debated over and over again, and philosophers continue to disagree sharply over the basic starting points of ethics. Mill argues that these philosophical disputes have not seriously damaged popular morality, largely because conventional morality is substantially, though implicitly, utilitarian. He concludes the chapter by noting that he will not attempt to give a strict "proof" of the greatest-happiness principle. Like Bentham, Mill believed that ultimate ends and first principles cannot be demonstrated, since they lie at the foundation of everything else that we know and believe. Nevertheless, he claims, "[c]onsiderations may be presented capable of determining the intellect," which amount to something close to a proof of the principle of utility.
Download or read book Utilitarianism Liberty Representative Government Classic Reprint written by John Stuart Mill and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Utilitarianism, Liberty Representative Government John Stuart Mill was born in 1806. He was brought up by his father, James Mill, and Jeremy Bentham to carry on the Utilitarian tradition, and after their death he was recognised as the leader, or at least the exponent, of the philosophical Radicals. He was appointed in 1823 to a clerkship in tho India House, where finally he became head of his department in 1856. When the East India Company was abolished in 1857, he refused to accept a position under the re-constituted authority, and retired in the beginning of 1858. In 1865 he was elected Member of Parliament for Westminster, but was not re-elected in 1868. He spent the rest of his life till his death in 1873 in literary and philosophical pursuits. Mill's position at the India House gave him considerable leisure for writing, and his total literary output was very large. But much the greater part of it consisted in reviews and articles for periodicals, mainly for the Westminster Review, and in editing Bentham's or his father's work. Of his more permanent writings, besides the three contained in this volume, the most important are his Logic, published in 1843, the Political Economy, published in 1848, the Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy, published in 1865, a treatise on The Subjection of Women, written in 1861 and published in 1869, and three posthumous essays on Nature, The Utility of Religion, and Theism. Of the three works included in this volume. Utilitarianism, Liberty, and Considerations on Representative Government, the second is the most careful and studied expression of Mill's thought. It was planned in 1854 and revised with great care, owing much, as the dedication witnesses, to the cooperation and criticism of his wife. It was published after her death in 1859. It is justly the most famous of all his writings, and contains his most individual and characteristic doctrines. Utilitarianism, compiled from previously written papers, was published in Fraser's Magazine in 1861, and republished in 1863. The Considerations on Representative Government was published in 1861. Mill was brought up in the strictest Utilitarian doctrine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Education and the New Utilitarianism and Other Educational Addresses Classic Reprint written by Alexander Darroch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Education and the New Utilitarianism and Other Educational Addresses The addresses included in this volume are a selection from a large number delivered to various educational societies during the past few years. They are now published because they deal with subjects of present-day import ance in the educational world, and may prove of value in the furtherance of clear thinking on educational topics. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Morality Utilitarianism and Rights written by Richard B. Brandt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-06-26 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Brandt is one of the most eminent and influential of contemporary moral philosophers. His work has been concerned with how to justify what is good or right not by reliance on intuitions or theories about what moral words mean but by the explanation of moral psychology and the description of what it is to value something, or to think it immoral. His approach thus stands in marked contrast to the influential work of John Rawls. The essays reprinted in this collection span a period of almost 30 years and include many classic pieces in metaethical and normative ethical theory. The collection is aimed at both those moral philosophers familiar with Brandt's work and at those philosophers who may be largely unfamiliar with his work. The latter group will be struck by the lucid unpretentious style and the cumulative weight of Brandt's contributions to topics that remain at the forefront of moral philosophy.
