Contribution to an Anthology

TI:“Utilitarianism and its Applications” in “New Directions in Ethics”, De Marco, Joseph P (ed), 24-41
AU:Smart, J J C
PB:Routledge and K Paul: New York
AB:The paper begins with an exposition of hedonistic act utilitarianism but with some consideration of Donald Regan’s co-operative utilitarianism and of the satisfaction utilitarianism of Hare and others. Applications of utilitarian thinking are then briefly discussed, with reference to punishment, political philosophy (in contrast to Rawls and Nozick), the treatment of non-human animals, biological engineering, the arms race and nuclear war, and the future of life on earth.
DE:ETHICS; APPLIED ETHICS; UTILITARIANISM
LA:English
DT:Contribution
AN:1144621