John Stuart Mill's book Utilitarianism is a philosophical defense of utilitarianism in ethics. The essay first appeared as a series of three articles published in Fraser's Magazine in 1861. Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined solely by its contribution to overall utility: that is, its contribution to happiness or pleasure as summed among all people. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome.
Author: John Stuart Mill |
Publisher: SMK Books |
Publication Date: May 30, 2009 |
Number of Pages: 64 pages |
Binding: Paperback or Softback |
ISBN-10: 1604597372 |
ISBN-13: 9781604597370 |