Utilitarianism, Hedonism, and Desert: Essays in Moral Philosophy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy) by Fred Feldman (PDF)

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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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Editorial Reviews: Review “Considered individually, the essays are of a very high quality. They set out the problems they deal with in an exceptionally clear way, and the conclusions reached are always well defended. Considered as a whole, the collection is equally impressive. The attempt to reconcile consequentialism and deontology is a strength of Feldman’s view. It also makes less plausible Feldman’s claim that utilitarianism is the best expression of the intuition that we ought to do the best we can. In any case, it surely makes the collection of even more interest.” Dialogue Book Description A collection of essays by Fred Feldman on utilitarian moral philosophy.

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⭐Unlike some of Feldman’s other books, this one is a bit dense. However, it is a basic outline of some of the things Feldman has accomplished in his writings on Ethics. It is worth the read if Feldman has interested you at all or if you believe Utilitarianism or hedonism are attractive theories.

⭐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.

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