Utilitarianism and co-operation

The author identifies and defines the features of traditional utilitarian theories which account for their appeal, demonstrates that no theory which is 'exclusively act-oriented' can have all the properties that ultilitarians have attempted to build into their theories, and develops a new...

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Main Author: Regan, Donald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 1980, 1980
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The author identifies and defines the features of traditional utilitarian theories which account for their appeal, demonstrates that no theory which is 'exclusively act-oriented' can have all the properties that ultilitarians have attempted to build into their theories, and develops a new theory 'co-operative utilitarianism'
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:xv, 279 p.
ISBN:9780191680922
0191680923