1st Edition
Utilitarianism and Malthus' Virtue Ethics Respectable, Virtuous and Happy
By Sergio Cremaschi
Copyright 2014
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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The die-hard image of Malthus the ogre has not completely disappeared yet. And yet, Malthus showed no less concern than Adam Smith for the labouring poor. In order to make full sense of such expression of concern and to appraise their relevance in Malthus’s work, we need to know what moral philosophy, what view of natural science, and what view of the "moral and political science" Malthus... Read more
1. Malthus the Utilitarian vs. Malthus the Christian moral thinker 2. Eighteenth-century Anglican ethics 3. Malthus’s meta-ethics 4. Malthus’s early normative ethics: a morality of freedom 5. Malthus’s intermediate normative ethics: a morality of prudence 6. Malthus’s mature normative ethics: a morality of humanity 7. Malthus’s applied ethics 8. Conclusions: strengthening the theological foundation
Biography
Sergio Cremaschi is a Professor of Moral Philosophy at the Department of Humanities, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy
Winner of the ESHET 2015 Best Book Prize.
