Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
Jun 28, 2005
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1134599056
ISBN-13
9781134599059
Description
This book presents a new interpretation of the principle of utility in moral and political theory based on the writings of the classical utilitarians from Hume to J.S. Mill. Discussion of utility in writers such as Adam Smith, William Paley and Jeremy Bentham is included.