Utilitarianism As a Public Philosophy

Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Introduction: Moral Bases of State Action: 1. Utilitarianism as a public philosophy; 2. The state as a moral agent; Part II. Morality, Public and Private: 3. Do motives matter?; 4. Government house utilitarianism; Part III. Shaping Private Conduct: 5. Responsibilities; 6. Distributing credit and blame; 7. Apportioning responsibilities; Part IV. Shaping Public Policies: Section A. Respecting and overriding preferences: 8. Liberalism and the best-judge principle; 9. Laundering preferences; 10. Heroic measures and false hopes; 11. Theories of compensation; Section B. Ensuring social security: 12. Stabilising expectations; 13. Compensation and redistribution; 14. Basic income; 15. Relative needs; C. International ethics; 16. What is so special about our fellow countrymen?; 17. Nuclear disarmament as a moral certainty; 18. International ethics and the environmental crisis; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Robert E. Goodin, Robert E. (Australian National University Goodin
• Assisted by: Douglas MacLean (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.05.1995
• EAN: 9780521462631
• ISBN: 978-0-521-46263-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works