ISBN:
9781843761471
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 334 p)
Series Statement:
New thinking in political economy
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Parallel Title:
Available in another form
Parallel Title:
Elektronische Reproduktion von Yeager, Leland B., 1924 - 2018 Ethics as social science
DDC:
171/.5
Keywords:
Ethik
;
Utilitarismus
;
Kooperation
;
Wirtschaftswissenschaft
;
Theorie
;
Utilitarianism
;
Economics Moral and ethical aspects
;
Electronic books
;
Utilitarismus
;
Soziales Handeln
Abstract:
With this important book, esteemed economist Leland B. Yeager grounds moral and political philosophy in the requirements of a well-functioning society, one whose members reap the gains from peaceful cooperation while pursuing their own diverse goals
Abstract:
1. Ethics and economics -- 2. Some fundamentals -- 3. Origins of ethics -- 4. The case for indirect utilitarianism -- 5. What counts as utility? -- 6. The alleged problem of aggregation -- 7. Is utilitarianism immoral? -- 8. Altruism and self-interest -- 9. Duty and universalizability -- 10. Rivals of utilitarianism -- 11. Law, government, and policy -- 12. Utilitarianism after all
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.4337/9781843761471
URL:
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