Utilitarianism: Restorations; Repairs; Renovations

David Braybrooke

Published by University of Toronto Press 2004

Utilitarianism

Restorations; Repairs; Renovations

David Braybrooke

In the series Toronto Studies in Philosophy

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442682986

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About this book

Substituting comparative censuses for the hedonistic calculus that figures in standard utilitarianism, Braybrooke excludes gratuitous sacrifices also of happiness short of life-sacrifices.

Author / Editor information

Braybrooke David :

David Braybrooke was a professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at Dalhousie University and holds the Centennial Commission Chair in the Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin.

Reviews

R.G. Frey, Department of Philosophy, Bowling Green State University:

'This is an interesting and original book. It represents Braybrooke's cumulative thinking on utilitarianism, and I do not believe that there is anything in the utilitarian literature that quite replicates the twists that Braybrooke gives the theory. These twists, which include connections with his earlier work on needs, are intended to enable him to avoid many of the problems that earlier were held to plague utilitarianism, including how it was to formulate the very notion of "utility." Braybrooke states these problems carefully and addresses them in a clear, readable prose. Altogether, an intriguing book.'

Catherine Wilson, Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia:

'This is an interesting and original book. It represents Braybrooke's cumulative thinking on utilitarianism, and I do not believe that there is anything in the utilitarian literature that quite replicates the twists that Braybrooke gives the theory. These twists, which include connections with his earlier work on needs, are intended to enable him to avoid many of the problems that earlier were held to plague utilitarianism, including how it was to formulate the very notion of "utility." Braybrooke states these problems carefully and addresses them in a clear, readable prose. Altogether, an intriguing book.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One. Restorations and Repairs That Leave Utility and the Calculus in Place
1. Does Utilitarianism (Bentham’s Master-Idea, Applied as Hedonic Act-Utilitarianism or Otherwise) Undermine Reliable Adherence to Moral Rules? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. Does Utilitarianism (Bentham’s Master-Idea, Applied as Hedonic Act-Utilitarianism or Otherwise) Require Perfect Information about Consequences, Leaving Coordination Problems Aside? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
3. Does Utilitarianism (Bentham’s Master-Idea, Applied - If It Is Applied as Hedonic Act- Utilitarianism, Only with Qualifications That May Be Ascribed to Him) Ever Endorse Sacrificing Someone's Life to Make Other People Happy? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
Part Two. A Restoration That, Accommodating Utility Still, Replaces the Calculus with the Census-Notion
4. Does Utilitarianism (Bentham's Master-Idea, Applied Not as Hedonic Act-Utilitarianism, but in Association with the Census-Notion Rather Than the Calculus) Ever Require Substantial Gratuitous Sacrifices of Happiness on the Part of Some People to Make Other People Happier? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Part Three. A Renovation That Makes Provision for Needs Prior to Concern with Utility
5. Does Utilitarianism (Bentham’s Master-Idea) Fail Because of Problems about the Intelligible Systematic Use of the Concept of Utility? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Envoi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 370

eBook

Published: September 24, 2004
ISBN: 9781442682986