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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777310103321

Autore

Lyons David <1935->

Titolo

Rights, welfare, and Mill's moral theory [[electronic resource] /] / David Lyons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1994

ISBN

0-19-773157-0

1-280-52677-7

0-19-535963-1

1-4294-0571-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

171/.5/092

Soggetti

Ethics, Modern - 19th century

Utilitarianism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Rights, Claimants, and Beneficiaries; 2. Mill's Theory of Morality; 3. Mill's Theory of Justice; 4. Liberty and Harm to Others; 5. Benevolence and Justice in Mill; 6. Utility and Rights; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

This volume collects David Lyons's essays on Mill's moral theory and includes an introduction which relates the essays to prior and subsequent philosophical developments. The essays defend the beneficiary theory of rights and develop new interpretations of Mill's moral thought.