The Blackwell Guide to Mill's Utilitarianism volume is an ideal commentary for students on Mill's classic essay.

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• Contains the complete text of Utilitarianism and twelve related essays.
  
• Essays cover the background to Mill's classic essay, analyses of the arguments, and contemporary debates within the utilitarian tradition.
  
• Also includes a case study demonstrating the application of utilitarian theory to military or non-violent responses to terrorism.
  
• Each contribution is an original essay written by a specialist at the cutting edge of philosophical scholarship.

About the Author
Henry R. West is Professor of Philosophy at Macalester College, St Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of An Introduction to Mill's Utilitarian Ethics (2004), Moral Philosophy: Classic Texts and Contemporary Problems (1977), and articles in journals and encyclopedias on John Stuart Mill and Utilitarianism.

Reviews
"An important work ... .Intended to be read by a general audience, the Guide contains the complete text of Utilitarianism, along with twelve related essays which inform the reader about Mill's life, influences on his philosophies, and the position of Utilitarianism in Mill's general philosophy. Five of these essays analyse arguments in Utilitarianism, highlighting the most disputed points; a final set of four essays brings concerns of the work to bear on contemporary concerns, including the final essay, by Bart Gruzalski, which applies utilitarian theory to non-violent or military responses to terrorism." (Year's Work in English Studies, 2008)



Book Information
ISBN 9781405119498
Author Henry West
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 513g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 173mm * 23mm