Utilitarianism: For and Against

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Utilitarianism: For and Against is a philosophical book co-authored by J.J.C. Smart and Bernard Williams that presents a classic debate over the merits and criticisms of utilitarian moral theory.

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instanceOf non-fiction book ⓘ
philosophical book ⓘ
academicDiscipline moral philosophy ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
aim to present arguments against utilitarianism ⓘ
to present arguments for utilitarianism ⓘ
author Bernard Williams ⓘ
J. J. C. Smart ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizes rule utilitarianism (in parts) ⓘ
discusses consequentialism ⓘ
deontological ethics (by contrast) ⓘ
moral decision-making ⓘ
moral responsibility ⓘ
personal integrity ⓘ
format essay collection ⓘ
genre ethics ⓘ
moral philosophy ⓘ
hasPart Smart’s essay ‘An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics’ ⓘ
Williams’s essay ‘A Critique of Utilitarianism’ ⓘ
hasReputation balanced presentation of pro and con arguments about utilitarianism ⓘ
influenced contemporary discussions of integrity in ethics ⓘ
late 20th-century debates on consequentialism ⓘ
intendedAudience professional philosophers ⓘ
students of philosophy ⓘ
isConsidered classic text in utilitarian ethics ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject utilitarianism ⓘ
notableConcept distinction between act and rule utilitarianism ⓘ
integrity objection to utilitarianism ⓘ
negative responsibility ⓘ
philosophicalPositionCritiqued utilitarianism ⓘ
philosophicalPositionPresented act utilitarianism ⓘ
philosophicalTradition analytic philosophy ⓘ
publicationYear 1973 ⓘ
publisher Cambridge University Press ⓘ
structure two main essays ⓘ

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Utilitarianism: For and Against → hasPart → Smart’s essay ‘An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics’ ⓘ
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Utilitarianism: For and Against → hasPart → Williams’s essay ‘A Critique of Utilitarianism’ ⓘ
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J. J. C. Smart → notableWork → “Utilitarianism: For and Against” ⓘ
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