Equal Freedom and Utility - Herbert Spencer''s Liberal Utilitarianism

Klappentext This book examines Spencer's! hitherto unappreciated! formative role in the development of liberal utilitarianism. Zusammenfassung This rich and provocative study is the first to examine Herbert Spencer's critical role in the development of liberal utilitarian moral and political philosophy in the nineteenth century. While several scholars correctly see Mill as a founder of liberal utilitarianism! none have appreciated Spencer's equally important formative role. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction; 1. Social evolution; 2. Social evolution and the moral psychology of equal freedom; 3. Equal freedom and moral rights; 4. Moral rights and utility; 5. The logical coherence of Spencer's liberal utilitarianism; 6. Spencer's ethical reasoning; 7. Land nationalization and property; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Weinstein David, D. Weinstein, David Weinstein, David (Wake Forest University Weinstein
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780521026864
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02686-4
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Ideas in Context
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education