Utilitarianism (Oxford Philosophical Texts)

U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tiny owners stamp and name, small crease on rear top corner of DJ, otherwise unmarked and clean. Mill's Utilitarianism is one of the most important, controversial, and suggestive works of moral philosophy ever written. Mill defends the view that all human action should produce the greatest happiness overall, and that happiness itself is to be understood as consisting in "higher" and "lower" pleasures. This volume uses the 1871 edition of the text, the last to be published in Mill's lifetime. Book Description: Reissued in its corrected 1864 second edition, this work by the philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806-73) argues for a utilitarian theory of morality, refining Bentham's 'greatest happiness' principle and defending it from common criticisms. Mill's key discussion on the topic, it remains a fundamental text in ethics.