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Utilitarianism as a Public Philosophy

By Robert E. Goodin

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1995
ISBN
052146806X, 9780521468060, 0521462630, 9780521462631
LCC
B843 .G66 1995
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15616752 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy
Pages
372\372
Topic
Education
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Robert E. Goodin, a philosopher with many books on political theory, public policy and applied ethics to his credit, defends utilitarianism against its critics and shows how it can be applied most effectively over a wide range of public policies. In discussions of such issues as paternalism, social welfare policy, international ethics, nuclear armaments, and international responses to the environment crisis, he demonstrates what a flexible tool his brand of utilitarianism can be in confronting the dilemmas of public policy in the real world.

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