{"product_id":"utilitarianism-ed-heydt","title":"Utilitarianism - Ed. Heydt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\nJohn Stuart Mill’s \u003cem\u003eUtilitarianism \u003c\/em\u003eis a philosophical defense of utilitarianism, a moral theory stating that right actions are those that tend to promote overall happiness. The essay first appeared as a series of articles published in \u003cem\u003eFraser’s Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e in 1861; the articles were collected and reprinted as a single book in 1863. Mill discusses utilitarianism in some of his other works, including \u003cem\u003eOn Liberty\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Subjection of Women\u003c\/em\u003e, but \u003cem\u003eUtilitarianism \u003c\/em\u003econtains his only sustained defence of the theory.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nIn this Broadview Edition, Colin Heydt provides a substantial introduction that will enable readers to understand better the polemical context for \u003cem\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/em\u003e. Heydt shows, for example, how Mill’s moral philosophy grew out of political engagement, rather than exclusively out of a speculative interest in determining the nature of morality. Appendices include precedents to Mill’s work, reactions to Utilitarianism, and related writings by Mill.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66233531760989,"sku":null,"price":20.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9781551115016.jpg?v=1792205224","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/utilitarianism-ed-heydt","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}