An Examination of Utilitarianism
by
Lanny O. Ebenstein
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
First published in 1991, The Greatest Happiness Principle traces the history of the theory of utility, starting with the Bible, and running through Plato, Aristotle, and Epicurus. It goes on to discuss the utilitarian theories of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill in detail, commenting on the latter’s...