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Book cover image of Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

Authors: John Stuart Mill, George (Ed.) Sher, George Sher
ISBN-13: 9780872206052, ISBN-10: 087220605X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Date Published: June 2002
Edition: 2nd Edition

Author Biography: John Stuart Mill

St Anne's College, Oxford

Book Synopsis

A major contribution in the history of ethics, Mill's brief treatise on utilitarianism lays the theoretical foundation for this branch of philosophy and outlines its relationship to other ethical systems, the arguments in its favor, and its implications for concerns about justice. The appendix contains the text of Mill's 1868 speech on capital punishment. A introductory chapter describes Mill's place in the history of philosophy and his contribution to the study of ethics. Cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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<:st>A major contribution in the history of ethics, Mill's brief treatise on utilitarianism lays the theoretical foundation for this branch of philosophy and outlines its relationship to other ethical systems, the arguments in its favor, and its implications for concerns about justice. The appendix contains the text of Mill's 1868 speech on capital punishment. A introductory chapter describes Mill's place in the history of philosophy and his contribution to the study of ethics. Cited in There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Editor's Introduction
	Selected Bibliography
Ch. I	General Remarks	1
Ch. II	What Utilitarianism Is	6
Ch. III	Of the Ultimate Sanction of the Principle of Utility	27
Ch. IV	Of What Sort of Proof the Principle of Utility is Susceptible	35
Ch. V	On the Connection between Justice and Utility	42
App	April 1868 Speech on Capital Punishment	65