The Cambridge Companion to Utilitarianism (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

Utilitarianism, The Approach To Ethics Based On The Maximization Of Overall Well-being, Continues To Have Great Traction In Moral Philosophy And Political Thought. This Companion Offers A Systematic Exploration Of Its History, Themes, And Applications. First, It Traces The Origins And Development Of Utilitarianism Via The Work Of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, And Others. The Volume Then Explores Issues In The Formulation Of Utilitarianism, Including Act Versus Rule Utilitarianism, Actual Versus Expected Consequences, And Objective Versus Subjective Theories Of Well-being. Next, Utilitarianism Is Positioned In Relation To Kantianism And Virtue Ethics, And The Possibility Of Conflict Between Utilitarianism And Fairness Is Considered. Finally, The Volume Explores The Modern Relevance Of Utilitarianism By Considering Its Practical Implications For Contemporary Controversies Such As Military Conflict And Global Warming. The Volume Will Be An Important Resource For All Those Studying Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, And History Of Ideas. 1. Utilitarianism Before Bentham / Colin Heydt -- 2. Bentham And Utilitarianism In The Early Nineteenth Century / James E. Crimmins -- 3. Mill And Utilitarianism In The Mid-nineteenth Century / Henry R. West -- 4. Sidgwick And Utilitarianism In The Late Nineteenth Century / Roger Crisp -- 5. Utilitarianism In The Twentieth Century / Krister Bykvist -- 6. Act Utilitarianism / Ben Eggleston -- 7. Rule Utilitarianism / Dale E. Miller -- 8. Global Utilitarianism / Julia Driver -- 9. Objectivism, Subjectivism, And Prospectivism / Elinor Mason -- 10. Subjective Theories Of Well-being / Chris Heathwood -- 11. Objective Theories Of Well-being / Ben Bradley -- 12. Kantian Ethics And Utilitarianism / Jens Timmermann -- 13. What Virtue Ethics Can Learn From Utilitarianism / Daniel C. Russell -- 14. Utilitarianism And Fairness / Brad Hooker -- 15. Utilitarianism And The Ethics Of War / William H. Shaw -- 16. Utilitarianism And Our Obligations To Future People / Tim Mulgan. Edited By Ben Eggleston, University Of Kansas ; Dale E. Miller, Old Dominion University. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 0 1 001_PP1 1 001_PR1 2 001_PR2 3 001_PR3 4 001_PR4 5 002_PR5 6 003_PR6 7 004_PR7 8 005_PR8 9 006_PR9 10 007_PR10 11 008_PR11 12 009_PR12 13 1 14 2 29 3 51 4 74 5 94 6 116 7 138 8 159 9 179 10 190 11 212 12 233 13 252 14 271 15 293 16 316 17 338 18 361 19 386 309_PA373 386 310_PA374 387 311_PA375 388 312_PA376 389 313_PA377 390 314_PA378 391 315_PA379 392 316_PA380 393 317_PA381 394 318_PA382 395 319_PA383 396 320_PA384 397 321_PA385 398 322_PA387 399 323_PA388 400 20 401 This Book Offers A Comprehensive Overview Of One Of The Most Important And Frequently Discussed Accounts Of Morality. It Will Be An Important Resource For All Those Studying Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Political Theory And History Of Ideas.