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 | | Utilitarianism, Hedonism, and Desert: Essays in Moral Philosophy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy) by Fred Feldman ISBN-10: 9780521591553 ISBN-10: 0-521-59155-4 ISBN-13: 9780521591553 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-59155-3 Hardcover 1997-08-13 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Fred Feldman has made a substantial contribution to utilitarian moral philosophy. In this collection, ten previously published essays plus a new introductory essay reveal the striking originality and unity of his views. Feldman's utilitarianism differs from traditional forms in that it evaluates behavior by appeal to the values of accessible worlds. He also deals with problems of justice affecting standard forms of utilitarianism. The collection is suited for courses on contemporary utilitarian theory. | ||
Book Description Fred Feldman has made a substantial contribution to utilitarian moral philosophy. In this collection, ten previously published essays plus a new introductory essay reveal the striking originality and unity of his views. Feldman's utilitarianism differs from traditional forms in that it evaluates behavior by appeal to the values of accessible worlds. He also deals with problems of justice affecting standard forms of utilitarianism. The collection is suited for courses on contemporary utilitarian theory. | ||
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Word Games Fred Feldman may be a wonderful philosopher and a heck of a guy but he must have skipped out on english class in college. Despite the fact that Utilitarianism is a wholly uninteresting topic and the primary reson for anyone to buy this book would be the second section on hedonism Feldman's essays on Utilitarianism leave you crying from yawns. Finally (Assuming you haven't skipped over the first section) you struggle through to part two:Hedonism and find that instead of a concise and informative essay on the various aspects and moral questions posed by hedonism you discover Feldman wants to play word games. Fully half the Hedonistic section is composed of his analyzing the grammatical correctness of various philosophers who reffered to sensory vs. propositional pleasure. Given this is a valuable aspect of hedonism personally I do not find it prudent to spend fully three-fourths of the entire section discussing it. This book wasn't for me, if, however you wish to compare propositional pleasure with sensory pleasure it's a good buy for you. | ||