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UTILITARIANISM AS A PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY
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| By: |
Robert E. Goodin, Douglas MacLean |
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| ISBN 10: |
0521462630 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780521462631 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
26 May, 1995 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy & Public Policy |
| Pages: |
368 |
| Description: |
Goodin defends utilitarianism and shows how it can serve as an excellent guide to public policy makers. |
| Synopsis: |
Utilitarianism, the great reforming philosophy of the nineteenth century, has today acquired the reputation for being a crassly calculating, impersonal philosophy unfit to serve as a guide to moral conduct. Yet what may disqualify utilitarianism as a personal philosophy makes it an eminently suitable guide for public officials in the pursuit of their professional responsibilities. Robert E. Goodin, a philosopher with many books on political theory, public policy and applied ethics to his credit, defends utilitarianism against its critics and shows how it can be applied most effectively over a wide range of public policies. In discussions of such issues as paternalism, social welfare policy, international ethics, nuclear armaments, and international responses to the environment crisis, he demonstrates what a flexible tool his brand of utilitarianism can be in confronting the dilemmas of public policy in the real world. |
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UK |
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Cambridge University Press |
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