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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      January 2010
      May 1995
      ISBN:
      9780511625053
      9780521462631
      9780521468060
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511625053
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.607kg, 368 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.504kg, 368 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Political Theory, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Political Philosophy
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy
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    Subjects:
    Political Theory, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Political Philosophy
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy
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    Utilitarianism, the great reforming philosophy of the nineteenth century, has today acquired the reputation for being a crassly calculating, impersonal philosophy unfit to serve as a guide to moral conduct. Yet what may disqualify utilitarianism as a personal philosophy makes it an eminently suitable guide for public officials in the pursuit of their professional responsibilities. Robert E. Goodin, a philosopher with many books on political theory, public policy and applied ethics to his credit, defends utilitarianism against its critics and shows how it can be applied most effectively over a wide range of public policies. In discussions of such issues as paternalism, social welfare policy, international ethics, nuclear armaments, and international responses to the environment crisis, he demonstrates what a flexible tool his brand of utilitarianism can be in confronting the dilemmas of public policy in the real world.

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