A Defense Of Utilitarianism

Klappentext In Defense of Utilitarianism! C.L. Sheng provides a more intensive study of the Unified Utilitarian Theory (UUT)! which he proposed in his previous work A New Approach to Utilitarianism (Kluwer Academic Publishers! 1991). Sheng defends utilitarianism! particularly UUT! against the objections and attacks raised by nonutilitarians! showing it to be a viable ethical theory. He argues that utilitarianism is not person-neutral! is not indifferent to distribution! and is not a theory of replacement! utilitarian sacrifice! or trade-offs. By refuting the conception of absolute principles and adopting nonstrict rules! Sheng shows how UUT can avoid all objections to act-utilitarianism and rule-utilitarianism! making it a viable theory. Zusammenfassung In Defense of Utilitarianism, C.L. Sheng provides a more intensive study of the Unified Utilitarian Theory (UUT), which he proposed in his previous work A New Approach to Utilitarianism (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991). Sheng defends utilitarianism, particularly UUT, against...

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• Authors: C L Sheng, C. L. Sheng
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2004
• EAN: 9780761827313
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-2731-3
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works