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" Utilitarianism in the age of enlightenment : "
Niall O'Flaherty.
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BL
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839557
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O'Flaherty, Niall,1971-
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Utilitarianism in the age of enlightenment : : the moral and political thought of William Paley /\ Niall O'Flaherty.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ;New York, NY :: Cambridge University Press,, 2019.
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, ©2019
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Ideas in context
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viii, 339 pages ;; 24 cm.
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1108474470
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: 9781108474474
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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Paley, William,1743-1805.
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Paley, William,1743-1805.
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Enlightenment-- England.
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Ethics.
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Utilitarianism.
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Enlightenment.
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Ethics.
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Utilitarianism.
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England.
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248.3/2
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B1382.P24O35 2019
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