1st Edition
Routledge Revivals: The Greatest Happiness Principle (1986) An Examination of Utilitarianism
By Lanny Ebenstein
Copyright 1991
344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1991, The Greatest Happiness Principle traces the history of the theory of utility, starting with the Bible, and running through Plato, Aristotle, and Epicurus. It goes on to discuss the utilitarian theories of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill in detail, commenting on the latter’s view of the Christianity of his day and his optimal socialist society. The book argues that... Read more
Introduction
1. Happiness in the Bible
2. The Role of Happiness in Plato and Aristotle
3. Epicurus
4. Bentham’s Theory of Utility
5. John Rawls’ Non-Utilitarian Theory
6. A New Theory of Utility
Appendices
A. Utility and Justice
B: Henry Sidgwick’s Utilitarian Contributions
C. Comments on Various Utilitarian Writers
D. Glimpses of a Utilitarian Future
E. Free Will and Determinism
F. Teleologism-Deontologism, Consequentialism-Non-Consequentialism
G. Why Happiness
Bibliography
Supplementary Materials:
"Mill’s Theory of Utility"
Mill’s "Quality"
Sidgwick’s Ethics
Biography
Lanny Ebenstein
