Liberal Utilitarianism and Applied Ethics
Liberal Utilitarianism and Applied Ethics explores the foundations of early utilitarianism and, at the same time, the theoretical bases of social ethics and policy in modern Western welfare states. Matti Hayry sees the main reason for utilitarianism''s growing disrepute among moral philosophers is that its principles cannot legitimately be extended to situations where the basic needs of the indivi...
Liberal Utilitarianism and Applied Ethics explores the foundations of early utilitarianism and, at the same time, the theoretical bases of social ethics and policy in modern Western welfare states. Matti Hayry sees the main reason for utilitarianism''s growing disrepute among moral philosophers is that its principles cannot legitimately be extended to situations where the basic needs of the indivi...
