/asmagazine/ en /asmagazine/2016/12/19/cambridge-companion-utilitarianism <span>The Cambridge Companion to Utilitarianism</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-12-19T14:35:38-07:00" title="Monday, December 19, 2016 - 14:35">Mon, 12/19/2016 - 14:35</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/cambridge.companion.jpg?h=ac956acd&amp;itok=xITBfTYC" width="1200" height="600" alt="The Cambridge Companion to Utilitarianism"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/346"> Books </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/576" hreflang="en">Christopher Heathwood</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/578" hreflang="en">Philosophy</a> </div> <span>Christopher Heathwood</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p> </p><div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/cambridge.companion_0.jpg?itok=juvoHMpl" width="750" height="1127" alt="The Cambridge Companion to Utilitarianism"> </div> </div> <strong>Â鶹ÊÓƵ the author:</strong><a href="http://spot.colorado.edu/~heathwoo/" rel="nofollow">Christopher C. Heathwood</a> is the author of the chapter: "Subjective theories of well-being" and is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.<p><strong>Book description: </strong>Utilitarianism, the approach to ethics based on the maximization of overall well-being, continues to have great traction in moral philosophy and political thought. This Companion offers a systematic exploration of its history, themes, and applications. First, it traces the origins and development of utilitarianism via the work of Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Henry Sidgwick, and others. The volume then explores issues in the formulation of utilitarianism, including act versus rule utilitarianism, actual versus expected consequences, and objective versus subjective theories of well-being. Next, utilitarianism is positioned in relation to Kantianism and virtue ethics, and the possibility of conflict between utilitarianism and fairness is considered. Finally, the volume explores the modern relevance of utilitarianism by considering its practical implications for contemporary controversies such as military conflict and global warming. The volume will be an important resource for all those studying moral philosophy, political philosophy, political theory, and history of ideas.</p><p><strong>Publication date:</strong>&nbsp;Jan.&nbsp;30,&nbsp;2014</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/the-cambridge-companion-to-utilitarianism/88CC228B43274E7E3DC5EAFFD83B6717" rel="nofollow">Cambridge University Press</a></p><p><strong>Amazon.com:</strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Companion-Utilitarianism-Companions-Philosophy/dp/1107656710" rel="nofollow">Read more on Amazon.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Utilitarianism, the approach to ethics based on the maximization of overall well-being, continues to have great traction in moral philosophy and political thought. This Companion offers a systematic exploration of its history, themes, and applications. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:35:38 +0000 Anonymous 1912 at /asmagazine