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The Appeal of Utilitarianism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2004

ROBERT SHAVER
ROBERT SHAVER
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba
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Abstract

Utilitarianism continues to vex its critics even in the absence of generally respected arguments in its favour. I suggest that utilitarianism survives largely because of its welfarism. This explains why it survives without the backing of respected arguments. It survives without such arguments because justifying the value of welfare requires no such argument.

Type
Research Article
Information
Utilitas , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , November 2004 , pp. 235 - 250
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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