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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
1980, 1980
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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' |
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Item Description: | Includes index |
Physical Description: | xv, 279 p. |
ISBN: | 9780191680922 0191680923 |