Two Concepts of Rule Utilitarianism

Abstract The notion of rule utilitarianism (a twentieth-century addition to the canon of utilitarian thought) has been discussed under two main headings—ideal-rule utilitarianism and 'indirect' utilitarianism. The distinction between them is often hazy. But we can sketch out each perspecti...

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Main Author: Martin, Rex (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2008
In: Journal of moral philosophy
Year: 2008, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 227-255
Further subjects:B INDIRECT UTILITARIANISM
B Utilitarianism
B MILL
B IDEAL RULES
B ACT UTILITARIANISM
B Rules
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