Weighing goods : equality, uncertainty, and time /
This study uses techniques from economics to illuminate fundamental questions in ethics, particularly in the foundations of utilitarianism. Topics considered include the nature of teleological ethics, the foundations of decision theory, the value of equality and the moral significance of a person�...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] :
Basil Blackwell,
1995.
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| Series: | Economics and philosophy
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This study uses techniques from economics to illuminate fundamental questions in ethics, particularly in the foundations of utilitarianism. Topics considered include the nature of teleological ethics, the foundations of decision theory, the value of equality and the moral significance of a person's continuing identity through time. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published 1991. First paperback edition 1995"--Title page verso |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 255 pages : : illustrations.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-249) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781119451266 (electronic bk.) 1119451264 (electronic bk.) |