Utilitarianism as a Public Philosophy(English, Hardcover, Goodin Robert E.)

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Utilitarianism as a Public Philosophy(English, Hardcover, Goodin Robert E.) is written by Goodin Robert E. and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521462630 (ISBN 10) and 9780521462631 (ISBN 13).

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.