Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment - The Moral and Political Thought of William Paley

Sommario

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. The Early Utilitarians: 1. The development of Lockean moral philosophy; 2. Abraham Tucker and the call for 'moral policy'; Part II. Paley's 'Moral Politics': 3. William Paley's moral thought; 4. 'Taking the pruning knife to the branch': expediency in action; 5. Natural theology as an aid to virtue; Part III. Paley's Politics: 6. Utility and the science of politics; 7. Utility and the constitution; 8. Paley on crimes and punishments; 9. Utility and toleration; Part IV. Property and Poverty: 10. The problem of poverty; 11. From Paley to Malthus: utility and society after 1785; Conclusion; Select bibliography.

Info autore

Niall O' Flaherty is a Lecturer in the History of European Political Thought at King's College London. His research focuses on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century moral, political and religious thought in Britain. He has published articles on William Paley and Thomas Robert Malthus, and is currently writing a book entitled Malthus and the Discovery of Poverty (forthcoming).

Riassunto

Charts the evolution of 'theological utilitarianism', one of the most influential traditions in eighteenth-century Anglophone moral and political thought, and addresses the contested issue of whether there was an 'English Enlightenment', through the life and thought of moral philosopher and clergyman, William Paley (1743–1805).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Niall O'Flaherty, O'Flaherty Niall
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781108464680
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46468-0
• Dimensioni: 230 mm x 155 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 540 g
• Illustrazioni: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serie: Ideas in Context
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, British & Irish history, Ethics and moral philosophy