Utilitarianism, institutions, and justice / James Wood Bailey.

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Bailey, James Wood, 1967-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 1997.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 203 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0585203024
9780585203027
1602561249
9781602561243
9780195105100
0195105109
1280452714
9781280452710
0195355679
9780195355673

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Utilitarianism, institutions, and justice.DDC classification:

171/.5 20

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B843 .B35 1997eb

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Contents:

1 Introduction to Utilitarianism; 2 Reasoning about Right and Wrong; 3 Nonexploitation as a Rule of Thumb; 4 A Skeletal Theory of Institutions; 5 Basic Distributive Institutions; 6 The Problem of Redistribution; 7 The Acceptability of Utilitarianism; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: This text advances utilitarianism as the basis for a viable public philosophy, rebutting charges that, as moral doctrine, utilitarian thought permits cruel acts, justifies unfair distribution of wealth, and demands too much of moral agents. The author defends utilitarianism using game theory.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index.

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This text advances utilitarianism as the basis for a viable public philosophy, rebutting charges that, as moral doctrine, utilitarian thought permits cruel acts, justifies unfair distribution of wealth, and demands too much of moral agents. The author defends utilitarianism using game theory.

English.

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