The Happiness Philosophers : : The Lives and Works of the Great Utilitarians / / Bart Schultz.
A colorful history of utilitarianism told through the lives and ideas of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and its other foundersIn The Happiness Philosophers, Bart Schultz tells the colorful story of the lives and legacies of the founders of utilitarianism-one of the most influential yet misunderst...
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Schultz, Bart, author. The Happiness Philosophers : The Lives and Works of the Great Utilitarians / Bart Schultz. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource : 10 halftones. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The Adventures of William Godwin -- Chapter Two. Jeremy Bentham's Dream -- Chapter Three. John Stuart Mill and Company -- Chapter Four. Henry Sidgwick and Beyond -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A Note on the Type A colorful history of utilitarianism told through the lives and ideas of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and its other foundersIn The Happiness Philosophers, Bart Schultz tells the colorful story of the lives and legacies of the founders of utilitarianism-one of the most influential yet misunderstood and maligned philosophies of the past two centuries.Best known for arguing that "it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong," utilitarianism was developed by the radical philosophers, critics, and social reformers William Godwin (the husband of Mary Wollstonecraft and father of Mary Shelley), Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart and Harriet Taylor Mill, and Henry Sidgwick. Together, they had a profound influence on nineteenth-century reforms, in areas ranging from law, politics, and economics to morals, education, and women's rights. Their work transformed life in ways we take for granted today. Bentham even advocated the decriminalization of same-sex acts, decades before the cause was taken up by other activists. As Bertrand Russell wrote about Bentham in the late 1920s, "There can be no doubt that nine-tenths of the people living in England in the latter part of last century were happier than they would have been if he had never lived." Yet in part because of its misleading name and the caricatures popularized by figures as varied as Dickens, Marx, and Foucault, utilitarianism is sometimes still dismissed as cold, calculating, inhuman, and simplistic.By revealing the fascinating human sides of the remarkable pioneers of utilitarianism, The Happiness Philosophers provides a richer understanding and appreciation of their philosophical and political perspectives-one that also helps explain why utilitarianism is experiencing a renaissance today and is again being used to tackle some of the world's most serious problems. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019) Philosophers Biography. Philosophy History. Utilitarianism History. PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Utilitarianism. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2017 9783110543322 print 9780691154770 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400884957?locatt=mode:legacy Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400884957.jpg |
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