Equal Freedom and Utility Herbert Spencer's Liberal Utilitarianism |
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| Author:
| Weinstein, D. |
| Contribution by:
| Skinner, Quentin
Daston, Lorraine
Ross, Dorothy
Tully, James |
| Series title: | Ideas in Context Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02686-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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This rich and provocative study is the first to examine Herbert Spencer's critical role in the development of liberal utilitarian moral and political philosophy in the nineteenth century. While several scholars correctly see Mill as a founder of liberal utilitarianism, none have appreciated Spencer's equally important formative role.
This rich and provocative study is the first to examine Herbert Spencer's critical role in the development of liberal utilitarian moral and political philosophy in the nineteenth century. While several scholars correctly see Mill as a founder of liberal utilitarianism, none have appreciated Spencer's equally important formative role.