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Price: $11.95
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Sale: $9.56
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jack Copeland::Diane Proudfoot
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 144
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Publication Date: 2009-08-15
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Reading Level: 144
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Description: From miracles and resurrection, to intelligent design and the nature of faith, this Very Short Introduction explores the central issues in the philosophy of religion. It looks at the arguments for and against the existence of God, discussing the relationship between faith and reason, religion and morality, and the problems raised by the diverse and apparently incompatible claims of different religions. Jack Copeland offers a lively and accessible guide to some of the most profound questions that have fascinated and frustrated believers and non-believers alike for centuries: How can an all-knowing and loving God allow such pain and suffering to exist in the world? Where did the Universe come from? Is the Universe fine-tuned for life? What is the relationship between evidence, faith, and rationality? How does evolution fit with religious faith? With the importance of religion on the rise around the world, this VSI offers the perfect introduction to a subject that affects us all.
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Price: $42.95
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Sale: $28.05
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Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: C. A. Helvetius::Claude Adrien Helvetius
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Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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Dewey Decimal Number: 144
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Publication Date: 2004-12-01
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Reading Level: 540
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Description: 1809. Translated from the French. To which is now prefixed a life of the author. Swiss-French tax collector, philanthropist and Enlightenment philosopher, Claude-Adrien Helvetius is widely regarded as the father of utilitarianism. Helvetius's principle work, De l'esprit, was condemned by the Sorbonne, the Pope and the Parliament of Paris and burnt by the public executioner, ensuring that it was read more than any other book of the time.
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Price: $22.95
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Sale: $19.98
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Manufacturer: Acumen Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Tim Mulgan
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Publisher: Acumen Publishing
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Dewey Decimal Number: 144
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Publication Date: 2007-08-30
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Reading Level: 194
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Description: Utilitarianism - a philosophy based on the principle of the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people - has been hugely influential over the past two centuries. Beyond ethics or morality, utilitarian assumptions and arguments abound in modern economic and political life, especially in public policy. An understanding of utilitarianism is indeed essential to any understanding of contemporary society. "Understanding Utilitarianism" presents utilitarianism very much as a living tradition. The book begins with a summary of the classical utilitarianism of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Subsequent chapters trace the development of the central themes of utilitarian thought over the twentieth century, covering such questions as: What is happiness? Is happiness the only valuable thing? Is utilitarianism about acts or rules or institutions? Is utilitarianism unjust, or implausibly demanding, or impractical? and Where might utilitarianism go in the future?
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Price: $10.95
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Sale: $10.50
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Manufacturer: Hackett Publishing Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John Stuart Mill
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Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
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Edition: Abridged
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Dewey Decimal Number: 330.153
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Publication Date: 2004-03
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Reading Level: 309
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Description: Stephen Nathanson’s clear-sighted abridgment of Principles of Political Economy, Mill’s first major work in moral and political philosophy, provides a challenging, sometimes surprising account of Mill’s views on many important topics: socialism, population, the status of women, the cultural bases of economic productivity, the causes and possible cures of poverty, the nature of property rights, taxation, and the legitimate functions of government. Nathanson cuts through the dated and less relevant sections of this large work and includes significant material omitted in other editions, making it possible to see the connections between the views Mills expressed in Principles of Political Economy and the ideas he defended in his later works, particularly On Liberty. Indeed, studying Principles of Political Economy, Nathanson argues in his general Introduction, can help to resolve the apparent contradiction between Mill’s views in On Liberty and those in Utilitarianism, making it a key text for understanding Mill’s philosophy as a whole.
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Price: $55.00
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Sale: $47.33
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Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Mark S. Stein
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Publisher: Yale University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 362.401
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Publication Date: 2006-04
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Reading Level: 316
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Description: Theories of distributive justice are most severely tested in the area of disability. In this book, Mark Stein argues that utilitarianism performs better than egalitarian theories in this area: whereas egalitarian theories help the disabled either too little or too much, utilitarianism achieves the proper balance by placing resources where they will do the most good.
Stein offers what may be the broadest critique of egalitarian theory from a utilitarian perspective. He addresses the work of egalitarian theorists John Rawls, Ronald Dworkin, Amartya Sen, Bruce Ackerman, Martha Nussbaum, Norman Daniels, Philippe Van Parijs, and others. Stein claims that egalitarians are often driven to borrow elements of utilitarianism in order to make their theories at all plausible.
The book concludes with an acknowledgment that both utilitarians and egalitarians face problems in the distribution of life-saving medical resources. Stein advocates a version of utilitarianism that would distribute life-saving resources based on life expectancy, not quality of life. Egalitarian theories, he argues, ignore life expectancy and so are again found wanting.
Distributive Justice and Disability is a powerful and engaging book that helps to reframe the debate between egalitarian and utilitarian thinkers.
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Price: $32.95
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Sale: $32.62
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Manufacturer: Wildside Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: John Stuart Mill
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Publisher: Wildside Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 144
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Publication Date: 2007-11-05
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Reading Level: 420
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Description: John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher, political economist, civil servant, and Member of Parliament. An advocate of utilitarianism, he was one of the most influential liberal thinkers of the 19th century.
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Price: $13.95
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Sale: $5.91
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Manufacturer: Everyman Paperbacks
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John Stuart Mill::Geraint Williams
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Publisher: Everyman Paperbacks
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Dewey Decimal Number: 320.01
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Publication Date: 1993-10-15
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Reading Level: 528
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Description: Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated reading lists and selected criticism and notes.
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Price: $40.00
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Sale: $40.00
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Manufacturer: Fordham University Press
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Frederick Vaughan
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Publisher: Fordham University Press
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Publication Date: 1982-01-01
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Reading Level: 271
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Price: $24.00
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Sale: $29.55
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Manufacturer: University Press of America
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Daniel Holbrook
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Publisher: University Press of America
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Dewey Decimal Number: 171.5
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Publication Date: 1988-05-16
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Reading Level: 146
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Description: This text offers an interpretation of John Stuart Mill's ethical theory, Qualitatively-Hedonistic Utilitarianism, as well as a discussion, analysis and solution of problems that have arisen in the theory since the initial publication of "Utilitarianism" in 1861. Topics discussed include Consequentialism, the Desire Theory of Pleasure, the alleged inconsistency of Qualitative Hedonism, and the relation of Qualitatively-Hedonistic Utilitarianism to Libertarianism.
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Price: $130.00
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Sale: $83.98
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Manufacturer: Routledge
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Matti Hayry
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Publisher: Routledge
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 171.5
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Publication Date: 1994-11-29
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Reading Level: 205
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Description: Liberal Utilitarianism and Applied Ethics explores the foundations of early utilitarianism as well as the theoretical basis of social ethics and policy in modern Western welfare states. Matti Hayry shows how philosophers have misunderstood the very nature of utilitarianism since the turn of the 19th century and identifies the resulting problems in contemporary utilitarianism.
Hayry argues that when the classical utilitarian principles of happiness, hedonism and impartiality are combined, the ensuing ethical theory may demand that we act immorally or unjustly. This is because the scope of the utilitarian theory has been extended too far. Hayry develops a more limited utilitarian theory based on the ethos of early British universal altruism. He argues that a limited version of liberal utilitarianism and the methods of applied ethics should be employed to define our moral duties and rights. This is an important book in current discussions on social ethics and policy. Hayry's accomplished defense of utilitarian morality is certain to provoke debate.
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