Consequentialism
New Problems of Philosophy
Julia Driver
ISBN: | 9781136514524 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Published: | 1 November, 2011 |
Format: | ePub |
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Consequentialism
New Problems of Philosophy
Julia Driver
Consequentialism is the view that the rightness or wrongness of actions depend solely on their consequences. It is one of the most influential, and controversial, of all ethical theories. In this book, Julia Driver introduces and critically assesses consequentialism in all its forms. After a brief historical introduction to the problem, Driver examines utilitarianism, and the arguments of its most famous exponents, John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham, and explains the fundamental questions unde
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