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Utilitarianism
A Very Short Introduction
Taschenbuch von Katarzyna De Lazari-Radek (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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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 Very Short Introduction considers its origins, its relevance to modern moral challenges, and the arguments and discussions around utilitarian approaches.
Utilitarianism is one of the most important and influential secular philosophies of modern times, and has drawn considerable debate and controversy. This Very Short Introduction considers its origins, its relevance to modern moral challenges, and the arguments and discussions around utilitarian approaches.
Über den Autor
Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek is a Polish utilitarian philosopher, working as Assistant Professor at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Lodz. She is the author of several articles in Polish and English on Henry Sidgwick, utilitarianism, bioethics, and philosophy for children, and, with Peter Singer, has co-authored The Point of View of the Universe: Sidgwick and Contemporary Ethics (OUP, 2014). She is currently working on a book on happiness.

Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, a position that he now combines with the position of Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. An Australian, in 2012 he was made a Companion to the Order of Australia, his country's highest civilian honour. His books include Animal Liberation (1975; Bodley Head, 2015) Practical Ethics (1979; CUP, 2011), The Life You Can Save (Picador, 2010), and The Most Good You Can Do (Yale University Press, 2015).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • 1: Origins

  • 2: Justification

  • 3: What should we maximize?

  • 4: Objections

  • 5: Rules

  • 6: Utilitarianism in action

  • References

  • Further reading

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780198728795
ISBN-10: 0198728794
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: De Lazari-Radek, Katarzyna
Singer, Peter
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 172 x 108 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Katarzyna De Lazari-Radek (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.07.2017
Gewicht: 0,141 kg
Artikel-ID: 108580305
Über den Autor
Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek is a Polish utilitarian philosopher, working as Assistant Professor at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Lodz. She is the author of several articles in Polish and English on Henry Sidgwick, utilitarianism, bioethics, and philosophy for children, and, with Peter Singer, has co-authored The Point of View of the Universe: Sidgwick and Contemporary Ethics (OUP, 2014). She is currently working on a book on happiness.

Peter Singer is Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University, a position that he now combines with the position of Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. An Australian, in 2012 he was made a Companion to the Order of Australia, his country's highest civilian honour. His books include Animal Liberation (1975; Bodley Head, 2015) Practical Ethics (1979; CUP, 2011), The Life You Can Save (Picador, 2010), and The Most Good You Can Do (Yale University Press, 2015).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • 1: Origins

  • 2: Justification

  • 3: What should we maximize?

  • 4: Objections

  • 5: Rules

  • 6: Utilitarianism in action

  • References

  • Further reading

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780198728795
ISBN-10: 0198728794
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: De Lazari-Radek, Katarzyna
Singer, Peter
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 172 x 108 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Katarzyna De Lazari-Radek (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.07.2017
Gewicht: 0,141 kg
Artikel-ID: 108580305
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