Part 1 Utilitarian accounts: state of mind or state of the world; - the desire account developed; objective accounts; perfectionism and the ends of life. Part 2 Measurement: are there incommensurable values?; the case of one person; the case of many persons. Part 3 Moral importance: from prudence to morality; equal respect; fairness; rights; desert; distribution.
'the finest most encyclopedic book devoted to understanding the
nature of human well-being and its moral importance written this
century' David Sobel, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
'There is a tendency in some utilitarian writings to neglect or
deny the complexity of ethical thought and practice. James Griffin,
by contrast, is alive to this complexity ... suggests more
sensitive and less doctrinaire utilitarianism than many have
thought possible.' Samuel Scheffler in The Times Literary
Supplement
'This is an important and fascinating book ... this is a valuable
study for a very wide audience of theoretical and applied
researches. Since receiving the review copy, our research team have
consulted it almost daily and we are grateful to the author for
condensing such an essential literature.'
Caroline Selai and Rachel Rosser, BMAS Newsletter, Summer '93
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