Utilitarianism and Other Essays

图书标准信息

• 作者 John Stuart、Jeremy Bentham 著；Alan、Alan Ryan（Introduction） 编
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• 出版时间 1987-08
• ISBN 9780140432725
• 定价 87.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 352页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Penguin Classics Series

【内容简介】

Clear,eloquentandprofound,Mill'sUtilitarianismhashadanenormousinfluenceonmoralphilosophyandistheideaintroductiontoethics.JeremyBentham(1748-1832)wasareformerwhoappliedthetestofutilitytothelawandpoliticsofhisday.Legislatorsmustaimat'thegreatesthappinessofthegreatestnumber,'andBenthamexplainedinminutedetailhowtheymightachieveit.JohnStuartMill(1806-73),whoseeducationatthehandsofaBenthamitefatherhadendedinemotionalcollapse,thoughtBentham'sidealofhumanhappinesstoonarrowandsetouttoreconcilehisutilitarianinheritancewithhisownpassionatecommitmenttofreedom,spontaneityandimagination.Inhis...