Utilitarianism : A Very Short Introduction (Record no. 62301)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780198728795 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 171.5 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Lazari-Radek, Katarzyna de; Singer, Peter, 1946- |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Utilitarianism : A Very Short Introduction |
| Statement of responsibility | Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek; Peter Singer |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Great Claredon Street |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year of publication | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxii, 138 Pages |
| Other physical details | 17X11 cm |
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| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Illustrations and Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In this Very Short Introduction Peter Singer and Katarzyna de Lazari-Radek provide an authoritative account of the nature of utilitarianism, from its nineteenth-century origins, to its justification and its varieties. Considering how utilitarians can respond to objections that are often regarded as devastating, they explore the utilitarian answer to the question of whether torture can ever be justified. They also discuss what it is that utilitarians should seek to maximize, paying special attention to the classical utilitarian view that only pleasure or happiness is of intrinsic value. Singer and de Lazari-Radek conclude by analysing the continuing importance of utilitarianism in the world, indicating how it is a force for new thinking on contemporary moral challenges like global poverty, the treatment of animals, climate change, reducing the risk of human extinction, end-of-life decisions for terminally-ill patients, and the shift towards assessing the success of government policies in terms of their impact on happiness. |
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| Topical Term | Singer, Peter, 1946- [Author; Other] |
| -- | Utilitarianism |
| -- | 89.06 political philosophy. |
| -- | government policies |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2020-08-21 | CRV/160/GPLM | 1471.00 | 171.5 L431U 2017 | 64949 | Books |