Utilitarianism : restorations, repairs, renovations ; variations on Bentham's master-idea, that disputes about social policy should be settled by statistical evidence about the comparative consequences for those affected

Utilitarianism restorations, repairs, renovations ; variations on Bentham's master-idea, that disputes about social policy should be settled by statistical evidence about the comparative consequences for those affected

"In Utilitarianism: Restorations; Repairs; Renovations, noted Canadian philosopher David Braybrooke revisits Jeremy Bentham's master idea that statistical evidence should determine social policies, and - perhaps surprisingly, given Braybooke's recent championship of natural law - disp...

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1. Verfasser: Braybrooke, David (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Toronto u.a. Univ. of Toronto Press 2004
Schriftenreihe:Toronto studies in philosophy
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Bentham, Jeremy > Bonheur > Utilitarianisme > Utilitarisme > Social policy > Utilitarianism > Ethik > Utilitarismus
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Zusammenfassung:"In Utilitarianism: Restorations; Repairs; Renovations, noted Canadian philosopher David Braybrooke revisits Jeremy Bentham's master idea that statistical evidence should determine social policies, and - perhaps surprisingly, given Braybooke's recent championship of natural law - dispels the discredit that standard versions of utilitarianism have invited."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:IX, 212 S.
ISBN:0802087329
0-8020-8732-9