Utilitarianism: For and Against

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Utilitarianism: For and Against is a philosophical book co-authored by J.J.C. Smart and Bernard Williams that presents a classic debate over the merits and criticisms of utilitarian moral theory.

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instanceOf non-fiction book
philosophical book
academicDiscipline moral philosophy
philosophy
aim to present arguments against utilitarianism
to present arguments for utilitarianism
author Bernard Williams
J. J. C. Smart
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticizes rule utilitarianism (in parts)
discusses consequentialism
deontological ethics (by contrast)
moral decision-making
moral responsibility
personal integrity
format essay collection
genre ethics
moral philosophy
hasPart Utilitarianism: For and Against self-linksurface differs
surface form: Smart’s essay ‘An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics’

Utilitarianism: For and Against self-linksurface differs
surface form: Williams’s essay ‘A Critique of Utilitarianism’
hasReputation balanced presentation of pro and con arguments about utilitarianism
influenced contemporary discussions of integrity in ethics
late 20th-century debates on consequentialism
intendedAudience professional philosophers
students of philosophy
isConsidered classic text in utilitarian ethics
language English
mainSubject utilitarianism
notableConcept distinction between act and rule utilitarianism
integrity objection to utilitarianism
negative responsibility
philosophicalPositionCritiqued utilitarianism
philosophicalPositionPresented act utilitarianism
philosophicalTradition analytic philosophy
publicationYear 1973
publisher Cambridge University Press
structure two main essays

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Bernard Williams notableWork Utilitarianism: For and Against
Utilitarianism: For and Against hasPart Utilitarianism: For and Against self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Smart’s essay ‘An Outline of a System of Utilitarian Ethics’
Utilitarianism: For and Against hasPart Utilitarianism: For and Against self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Williams’s essay ‘A Critique of Utilitarianism’
J. J. C. Smart notableWork Utilitarianism: For and Against
this entity surface form: “Utilitarianism: For and Against”