Consequentialism

Consequentialism

by Driver, Julia

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Consequentialism is the view that the rightness or wrongness of actions depend solely on their consequences. It is one of the most influential, and controversial, of all ethical theories. In this book, Julia Driver introduces and critically assesses consequentialism in all its forms. After a brief historical introduction to the problem, Driver examines utilitarianism, and the arguments of its most famous exponents, John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham, and explains the fundamental questions unde…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Consequentialism / Julia Driver.

Summary

Consequentialism is the view that the rightness or wrongness of actions depend solely on their consequences. It is one of the most influential, and controversial, of all ethical theories. In this book, Julia Driver introduces and critically assesses consequentialism in all its forms. After a brief historical introduction to the problem, Driver examines utilitarianism, and the arguments of its most famous exponents, John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham, and explains the fundamental questions underlying utilitarian theory: what value is to be specified and how it is to be maximized. Driver also discusses indirect forms of consequentialism, the important theories of motive consequentialism and virtue consequentialism, and explains why the distinction between subjective and objective consequentialism is so important. Including helpful features such as a glossary, chapter summaries, and annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, Consequentialism is ideal for students seeking an authoritative and clearly explained survey of this important problem.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.
  • Edition:1st published

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:Abingdon (Oxon)
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2012.

Notes

Índice.

Glosario: p. [154]-156.

The Physical Object

  • Description:VIII, 180 p. ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780415772587, 0415772583
  • oclc:ocn952026669

Subjects

Consequentialism (Ethics) Conséquentialisme Decisión, Toma de -- Aspecto moral

Writers

Driver, Julia

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