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Utilitarianism in the age of enlightenment : the moral and political thought of William Paley / Niall O'Flaherty.
Van Pelt Library B1382.P24 O35 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Flaherty, Niall, 1971- author.
- Series:
- Ideas in context
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paley, William, 1743-1805.
- Paley, William.
- Utilitarianism.
- Ethics.
- Enlightenment--England.
- Enlightenment.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 339 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Contents:
- The development of Lockean moral philosophy
- Abraham Tucker and the call for "moral policy"
- William Paley's moral thought
- "Taking the pruning knife to the branch": expediency in action
- Natural theology as an aid to virtue
- Utility and the science of politics
- Utility and the constitution
- Paley on crimes and punishments
- Utility and toleration
- The problem of poverty
- From Paley to Malthus: utility and society after 1785.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781108474474
- 1108474470
- OCLC:
- 1079400935
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