Utilitarianism and the New Liberalism |
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| Author:
| Weinstein, D. |
| Series title: | Ideas in Context Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-29912-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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This study argues that nineteenth-century English New Liberalism was considerably more indebted to classical English utilitarianism than the received view holds. T. H. Green, L. T. Hobhouse, D. G. Ritchie and J. A. Hobson were liberal consequentialists who followed J. S. Mill in trying to accommodate robust, liberal moral rights with the goal of promoting self-realisation.
This study argues that nineteenth-century English New Liberalism was considerably more indebted to classical English utilitarianism than the received view holds. T. H. Green, L. T. Hobhouse, D. G. Ritchie and J. A. Hobson were liberal consequentialists who followed J. S. Mill in trying to accommodate robust, liberal moral rights with the goal of promoting self-realisation.