{"product_id":"morality-utilitarianism-and-rights-hardback-9780521415071","title":"Morality, Utilitarianism, and Rights (Hardback) 9780521415071","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMorality, Utilitarianism, and Rights\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe essays reprinted in this collection span a period of almost 30 years and include many classic pieces in metaethical and normative ethical theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard B. Brandt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521415071, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 June 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e404 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.7 x 2.7 cm, 0.731 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRichard Brandt is one of the most eminent and influential of contemporary moral philosophers. His work has been concerned with how to justify what is good or right not by reliance on intuitions or theories about what moral words mean but by the explanation of moral psychology and the description of what it is to value something, or to think it immoral. His approach thus stands in marked contrast to the influential work of John Rawls. The essays reprinted in this collection span a period of almost 30 years and include many classic pieces in metaethical and normative ethical theory. The collection is aimed at both those moral philosophers familiar with Brandt's work and at those philosophers who may be largely unfamiliar with his work. The latter group will be struck by the lucid unpretentious style and the cumulative weight of Brandt's contributions to topics that remain at the forefront of moral philosophy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSources\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introductory comments\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Metaethical Preliminaries: 2. Moral philosophy and the analysis of language\u003cbr\u003e 3. Rational desires\u003cbr\u003e 4. The explanation of moral language\u003cbr\u003e 5. Morality and its critics\u003cbr\u003e 6. Rationality, egoism, and morrality\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Normative Ethics: Utilitarianism: 7. Some merits of one form of rule - utilitarianism\u003cbr\u003e 8. Fairness to indirect optimific theories in ethics\u003cbr\u003e 9. Two concepts of utility\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Utilitarianism and Rights: 10.  The concepts of a moral right and its function\u003cbr\u003e 11. Utilitarianism and moral rights\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Determinism, Excuses, and Character: 12. A utilitarian theory of excuses\u003cbr\u003e 13. A motivational theory of excuses in the criminal law\u003cbr\u003e 14. Traits of character: a conceptual analysis\u003cbr\u003e 15. The structure of virtue\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Implications of Utilitarian Theory: 16. The morality and rationality of suicide\u003cbr\u003e 17. Utilitarianism and the rules of war\u003cbr\u003e 18. Public policy and life and death decisions regarding defective newborns\u003cbr\u003e 19. Utilitarianism and welfare legislation\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007257432344,"sku":"9780521415071","price":95.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521415071i_0220ea5c-a75f-47df-a57e-56e5bcf6787f.jpg?v=1691381352","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/morality-utilitarianism-and-rights-hardback-9780521415071","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}