Understanding Utilitarianism: 7 (Understanding Movements in Modern Thought)

by TimMulgan (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $41.50

  Utilitarianism is a philosophy based on the principle of the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. Offering utilitarianism as a living tradition, this book begins with a summary of utilitarianism of the 18th and 19th centuries. It traces the development of the central themes of utilitarian thought over the 20th century.