The Utilitarianism: and the 1868 Speech on Capital Punishment (Library of Liberal Arts, #1) (Everyman's University Library) (Oxford Philosphical Texts)

by John Stuart Mill

George Sher (Editor)

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This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. The speech is significant both because its topic remains timely and because its arguments illustrate the applicability of the principle of utility to questions of large-scale social policy.
  • ISBN13 9780872206052
  • Publish Date 15 June 2002 (first published 1 January 1957)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
  • Edition 2nd edition
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 88
  • Language English