Taking Utilitarianism Seriously
Christopher Woodard presents a new and rich version of utilitarianism, the idea that ethics is ultimately about what makes people's lives go better. He launches a state-of-the-art defence of the theory, often seen as excessively simple, and shows that it can account for much of the complexity and nuance of everyday ethical thought.
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- Full title :Taking Utilitarianism Seriously / Christopher Woodard.
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Christopher Woodard presents a new and rich version of utilitarianism, the idea that ethics is ultimately about what makes people's lives go better. He launches a state-of-the-art defence of the theory, often seen as excessively simple, and shows that it can account for much of the complexity and nuance of everyday ethical thought.
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- Publication Date:2019.
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- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2019.
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- Description:1 v. (XII-244 p.) ; : 22 cm
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- ISBN:9780198732624, 0198732627
- oclc:on1145341308
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