{"product_id":"utilitarianism-and-other-essays","title":"Utilitarianism and Other Essays","description":"This collection traces the creation and development of a system of ethics that has had an enduring influence on moral philosophy and legislative policy.\n\nOne of the most important nineteenth-century schools of thought, Utilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for \"the greatest happiness of the greatest number.\" Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was the movement's founder, as much a social reformer as a philosopher. His greatest interpreter, John Stuart Mill (1806-73), set out to humanize Bentham's pragmatic Utilitarianism by balancing the claims of reason and the imagination, individuality and social well-being in essays such as \"Bentham,\" \"Coleridge\" and, above all, Utilitarianism.\n\nSetting the central texts in their historical and biographical context, Alan Ryan's anthology provides the perfect introduction to an enormously significant philosophical movement.\n\nPenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0140432728\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0140432728.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mill, John Stuart|Bentham, Jeremy|Ryan, Alan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43667392790589,"sku":"BVV.0140432728.A","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0140432728-0.jpg?v=1790026030","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/utilitarianism-and-other-essays","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}