An Introduction to Utilitarianism
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An Introduction to Utilitarianism

From Theory to Practice

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

An Introduction to Utilitarianism

From Theory to Practice

About this book

An Introduction to Utilitarianism: From Theory to Practice is a state-of-the-art text, simultaneously accessible to introductory students and informative for more advanced readers. Two key features set it apart. First, its comprehensive coverage of the arguments for and against utilitarianism is unparalleled. Second, it takes seriously the practical implications of utilitarianism for how we should live, with a particular emphasison utilitarianism's impartial beneficence and its focus on effectiveness. Guided by the conviction that practical ethics is more about how best to use our limited time and resources than which victims to hit with trolleys in thought experiments, its practical upshots should prove amenable to utilitarians and non-utilitarians alike.

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Yes, you can access An Introduction to Utilitarianism by Richard Chappell,Darius Meissner,William MacAskill in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Philosophy & Ethics & Moral Philosophy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword by Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek and Peter Singer
  7. Preface
  8. Part I: Utilitarianism Explained
  9. Part II: Objections and Responses
  10. Conclusion
  11. Appendix: Study Guide to Peter Singer’s “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”
  12. Resources and Further Reading
  13. Index
  14. Titles of Related Interest Available from Hackett Publishing