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Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment
- The Moral and Political Thought of William Paley
Engelsk Hardback
Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment
- The Moral and Political Thought of William Paley
Engelsk Hardback

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This is the first book-length study of one of the most influential traditions in eighteenth-century Anglophone moral and political thought, ''theological utilitarianism''. Niall O''Flaherty charts its development from its formulation by Anglican disciples of Locke in the 1730s to its culmination in William Paley''s work. Few works of moral and political thought had such a profound impact on political discourse as Paley''s Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy (1785). His arguments were at the forefront of debates about the constitution, the judicial system, slavery and poverty. By placing Paley''s moral thought in the context of theological debate, this book establishes his genuine commitment to a worldly theology and to a programme of human advancement. It thus raises serious doubts about histories which treat the Enlightenment as an entirely secular enterprise, as well as those which see English thought as being markedly out of step with wider European intellectual developments.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
360
ISBN-13:
9781108474474
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1108474470
Udg. Dato:
20 dec 2018
Længde:
27mm
Bredde:
234mm
Højde:
161mm
Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
Oplagsdato:
20 dec 2018
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