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Sidgwick and contemporary utilitarianism / Mariko Nakano-Okuno.

Author/creator Nakano-Okuno, Mariko, 1970-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Descriptionxv, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titleSidgwick to gendai kourishugi. English
Contents Sidgwick's theory of ethics -- The scope of ethics -- An overview of The methods of ethics -- Three methods, intuition, and commonsense -- Meta-ethical analyses -- Testing the significance of apparent truths -- The three fundamental principles -- Philosophical foundations of utilitarianism -- A reexamination of contemporary utilitarianism -- An approach not appealing to moral intuition -- A reappraisal of hedonism -- Interpersonal comparison and maximization -- Reconciling the dualism of practical reason.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011021110
ISBN9780230321786 (alk. paper)
ISBN023032178X (alk. paper)

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