The classical utilitarians: Bentham and Mill
Editorial HACKETT PUBLISHING COMPANY
Mainland Spain
- Publisher HACKETT PUBLISHING COMPANY
- ISBN13 9780872206496
- ISBN10 0872206491
- Type Book
- Pages 281
- Published 2003
- Language English
- Bookbinding Rustic
The classical utilitarians: Bentham and Mill
Editorial HACKETT PUBLISHING COMPANY
Mainland Spain
Book Details
This volume includes the complete texts of two of John StuartMill¹s most important works, Utilitarianism and On Liberty, and selectionsfrom his other writings, including the complete text of his ³Remarks onBentham¹s Philosophy.² The selection from Mill¹s ³A System of Logic² is ofspecial relevance to the debate between those who read Mill as anAct-Utilitarian and those who interpret him as a Rule-Utilitarian.
Also included are selections from the writings of Jeremy Bentham, founder ofmodern Utilitarianism and mentor (together with James Mill) of John StuartMill. Bentham¹s Principles of Morals and Legislation had important effectson political and legal reform in his own time and continues to provideinsights for political theorists and philosophers of law. Seven chapters ofBentham¹s Principles are here in their entirety, together with a number ofshorter selections, including one in which Bentham repudiates the sloganoften used to characterize his philosophy: ³The Greatest Happiness of theGreatest Number.²
John Troyer¹s Introduction presents the central themes and arguments ofBentham and Mill and assesses their relevance to current discussions ofUtilitarianism. The volume also provides indexes, a glossary, and notes.