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Utilitarianism and the New Liberalism D. Weinstein (Wake Forest University, North Carolina)

Utilitarianism and the New Liberalism By D. Weinstein (Wake Forest University, North Carolina)

Utilitarianism and the New Liberalism by D. Weinstein (Wake Forest University, North Carolina)


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Summary

This study argues that nineteenth-century English New Liberalism was considerably more indebted to classical English utilitarianism than the received view holds. T. H. Green, L. T. Hobhouse, D. G. Ritchie and J. A. Hobson were liberal consequentialists who followed J. S. Mill in trying to accommodate robust, liberal moral rights with the goal of promoting self-realisation.

Utilitarianism and the New Liberalism Summary

Utilitarianism and the New Liberalism by D. Weinstein (Wake Forest University, North Carolina)

In this study, David Weinstein argues that nineteenth-century English New Liberalism was considerably more indebted to classical English utilitarianism than the received view holds. T. H. Green, L. T. Hobhouse, D. G. Ritchie and J. A. Hobson were liberal consequentialists who followed J. S. Mill in trying to accommodate robust, liberal moral rights with the normative goal of promoting self-realisation. Through careful interpretation of each, Weinstein shows how these theorists brought together themes from idealism, perfectionism and especially utilitarianism to create the new liberalism. Like Mill, they were committed to liberalising consequentialism and systematising liberalism. Because they were no less consequentialists than they were liberals, they constitute a greatly undervalued resource, Mill notwithstanding, for contemporary moral philosophers who remain dedicated to defending a coherent form of liberal consequentialism. The New Liberals had already travelled much of the philosophical ground that contemporary liberal consequentialists are unknowingly retravelling.

Utilitarianism and the New Liberalism Reviews

...Weinstein's book should be recognized for what it is: an insightful contibution to an important debate by a leading scholar. --Colin Tyler, University of Hull: Political Theory Book Reviews

About D. Weinstein (Wake Forest University, North Carolina)

David Weinstein is associate professor of political science at Wake Forest University, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; Part I. Consequentialist Perfectionism: 2. Between Kantianism and Utilitarianism: T. H. Green; 3. Between Utilitarianism and Perfectionism: L. T. Hobhouse; 4. Excursus: Green, Hobhouse and contemporary moral philosophy; Part II. 'New Utilitarianism': 5. Vindicating Utilitarianism: D. G. Ritchie; 6. Utilitarian Socialism: J. A. Hobson; 7. Conclusion.

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NPB9780521875288
9780521875288
0521875285
Utilitarianism and the New Liberalism by D. Weinstein (Wake Forest University, North Carolina)
New
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2007-12-06
242
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