ABSTRACT
This book presents a new interpretation of the principle of utility in moral and political theory based on the writings of the classical utilitarians from Hume to J.S. Mill. Discussion of utility in writers such as Adam Smith, William Paley and Jeremy Bentham is included.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|11 pages
Introduction
part |194 pages
Part I
chapter 4|24 pages
The Idea of Utility in Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments
chapter 5|15 pages
Helvétius, The Scottish Enlightenment, and Bentham's Idea of Utility
chapter 6|17 pages
The Idea of Utility in Smith's Wealth of Nations
chapter 7|17 pages
Bentham and Smith on Liberty
chapter 8|13 pages
William Paley as a Utilitarian
chapter 9|22 pages
Liberty, Utility, and The Reform of The Criminal Law
chapter 10|19 pages
J.S. Mill's Hedonism
chapter 11|22 pages
J.S. Mill on Justice and Liberty
part |49 pages
Part II
