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God, the Good, and Utilitarianism : Perspectives on Peter Singer by John Perry (2014, Hardcover)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101107050758

ISBN-139781107050754

eBay Product ID (ePID)167912257

Product Key Features

Number of Pages232 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGod, the Good, and Utilitarianism : Perspectives on Peter Singer

SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy, Good & Evil, Christian Theology / Ethics, Philosophy, Movements / Utilitarianism

Publication Year2014

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy

AuthorJohn Perry

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight15.9 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2013-032792

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal171/.5

Table Of ContentIntroduction John Perry; Part I. Framing the Debate: 1. Where did utilitarianism come from? John Perry; 2. Engaging with Christianity Peter Singer; 3. Engaging with Peter Singer Charles C. Camosy; Part II. Theoretical Issues: 4. Morality, happiness, and Peter Singer John Hare; 5. Moral reason, community belonging, and global justice Lisa Sowle Cahill; 6. Acts or rules? The fine-tuning of utilitarianism Brad Hooker; Part III. Practical Issues: 7. What is good for the distant future? The challenge of climate change for utilitarianism Tim Mulgan; 8. How to respect other animals: lessons for theology from Peter Singer and vice versa David Clough; 9. Global poverty and the demands of morality Toby Ord; 10. Remember the poor: duties, dilemmas, and vocation Eric Gregory.

SynopsisIs ethics about happiness? Aristotle thought so and for centuries Christians agreed, until utilitarianism raised worries about where this would lead. In this volume, Peter Singer, leading utilitarian philosopher and controversial defender of infanticide and euthanasia, addresses this question in conversation with Christian ethicists and secular utilitarians. Their engagement reveals surprising points of agreement and difference on questions of moral theory, the history of ethics, and current issues such as climate change, abortion, poverty and animal rights. The volume explores the advantages and pitfalls of basing morality on happiness; if ethics is teleological, is its proper aim the subjective satisfaction of preferences? Or is human flourishing found in objective goods: friendship, intellectual curiosity, meaningful labour? This volume provides a timely review of how utilitarians and Christians conceive of the good, and will be of great interest to those studying religious ethics, philosophy of religion and applied ethics., Peter Singer is famous for his controversial defence of abortion, infanticide and euthanasia. This volume brings his work into conversation with utilitarians and Christian ethicists on climate change, poverty, animal rights, moral theory and the history of ethics. It will be of interest to those studying the philosophy of religion and applied ethics.

LC Classification NumberB5704.S554 G63 2014