Contemporary ethics : taking account of utilitarianism / William H. Shaw.
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TextSeries: Publication details: Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 1999. ISBN: 0631202935; 0631202943Subject(s): UtilitarianismDDC classification: 171.5 LOC classification: B843| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
1. Introducing Utilitarianism -- 2. Welfare, Happiness, and the Good -- 3. Arguing for Utilitarianism -- 4. Objections to Utilitarianism -- 5. Refining Utilitarianism -- 6. Rights, Liberty, and Punishment -- 7. Justice, Welfare, and Economic Distribution -- 8. Virtue, Personal Life, and the Demands of Morality.
"Aimed at undergraduates, Contemporary Ethics presupposes little or no familiarity with ethics, and is written in a clear and engaging style." "It provides students with a sympathetic but critical guide to utilitarianism, explaining its different forms and exploring the debates it has spawned. In so doing, the book leads students through a number of current issues in contemporary ethics that are connected to controversies over and within utilitarianism. At the same time, it uses utilitarianism to introduce students to ethics as a subject." "In these ways, the book is not only a guide to utilitarianism, but also an introduction to some standard problems of ethics and to several important topics in contemporary ethical theory."--BOOK JACKET.