Utilitarianism and the New Liberalism

Klappentext This study argues that nineteenth-century English New Liberalism was considerably more indebted to classical English utilitarianism than the received view holds. Zusammenfassung This study argues that nineteenth-century English New Liberalism was considerably more indebted to classical English utilitarianism than the received view holds. T. H. Green! L. T. Hobhouse! D. G. Ritchie and J. A. Hobson were liberal consequentialists who followed J. S. Mill in trying to accommodate robust! liberal moral rights with the goal of promoting self-realisation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; Part I. Consequentialist Perfectionism: 2. Between Kantianism and Utilitarianism: T. H. Green; 3. Between Utilitarianism and Perfectionism: L. T. Hobhouse; 4. Excursus: Green, Hobhouse and contemporary moral philosophy; Part II. 'New Utilitarianism': 5. Vindicating Utilitarianism: D. G. Ritchie; 6. Utilitarian Socialism: J. A. Hobson; 7. Conclusion.

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• Authors: D. Weinstein, D. (Wake Forest University Weinstein
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521299121
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29912-1
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Ideas in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education