Consequentialism

Stephen Darwell editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:20th Sep '02

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Consequentialism collects, for the first time, both the main classical sources and the central contemporary expressions of this important position. Edited and introduced by Stephen Darwall, these readings are essential for anyone interested in normative ethics.

  • Edited and introduced by Stephen Darwall, examines key topics in the consequentialist branch of moral theory.
  • Includes seven essays which respond to the classic sources.
  • Includes an insightful discussion of central topics in consequentialism by John Rawls and Amartya Sen.
  • Includes classic articles by key figures such Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick and G. E. Moore; and recent reactions to this work by philosophers including Philip Pettit, Derek Parfit, Samuel Scheffler, Peter Railton, R. B. Brandt, J. C. Harsanyi, and Robert Adams.
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‘A judicious selection, which offers not only a broad view of the main lines of consequentialist thought and its history, but an insight into significant recent developments within the tradition, and some widely discussed objections to it.’ Roger Crisp, St Anne's College

'Darwall's collection is ideal for a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in ethical theory in which consequentialism is a central topic. It contains generous excerpts from the main historical proponents of consequentialism and a well-chosen selection of contemporary expressions and discussions of consequentialism.’ David O. Brink, University of California, San Diego

ISBN: 9780631231073

Dimensions: 236mm x 158mm x 28mm

Weight: 608g

312 pages