Introduction
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Utilitarianism is defined as a family of views united by acceptance of three doctrines. Consequentialism is the view that moral phenomena can be explained by their relationship to goodness; welfarism is the view that all and only well-being has noninstrumental value; and sum-ranking is the view that the value of an outcome is the sum of the goods and bads it contains. This chapter notes that each of these claims is plausible taken by itself, and that objections to utilitarianism are usually prompted by its implications about cases. It also explains the method and organization of the rest of the book.
2019 ◽
Vol 28
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pp. 274-284
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2017 ◽
Vol 2
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pp. 109-115
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2010 ◽
Vol 19
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pp. 68-74
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2000 ◽
Vol 59
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pp. 272-290
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2012 ◽
Vol 82
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pp. 144-147
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2017 ◽
Vol 76
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pp. 145-153
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2013 ◽
Vol 72
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pp. 5-11
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