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Hardcover | 25 September 1995

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Utilitarianism, the great reforming philosophy of the nineteenth century, has today acquired the reputation for being a crassly calculating, impersonal philosophy unfit to serve as a guide to moral conduct. Yet what may disqualify utilitarianism as a personal philosophy makes it an eminently suitable guide for public officials in the pursuit of their professional responsibilities. Robert E. Goodin, a philosopher with many books on political theory, public policy and applied ethics to his credit, defends utilitarianism against its critics and shows how it can be applied most effectively over a wide range of public policies. In discussions of such issues as paternalism, social welfare policy, international ethics, nuclear armaments, and international responses to the environment crisis, he demonstrates what a flexible tool his brand of utilitarianism can be in confronting the dilemmas of public policy in the real world.

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'... there is a great deal in this richly argued book for both moral philosophers and social scientists in general.' Roger Crisp, Times Literary Supplement

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Introduction: Moral Bases of State Action
Utilitarianism as a public philosophy
The state as a moral agent
Morality, Public and Private
Do motives matter?
Government house utilitarianism
Shaping Private Conduct
Responsibilities
Distributing credit and blame
Apportioning responsibilities
Shaping Public Policies: Section A. Respecting and overriding preferences
Liberalism and the best-judge principle
Laundering preferences
Heroic measures and false hopes
Theories of compensation
Ensuring social security
Stabilising expectations
Compensation and redistribution
Basic income
Relative needs
International ethics
What is so special about our fellow countrymen?
Nuclear disarmament as a moral certainty
International ethics and the environmental crisis
References
Index.
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