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John Stuart Mill

Utilitarianism

Reprinted from Fraser's Magazine
Seventh Edition
London
Longmans, Green, and Co.
1879.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I.
   General Remarks

CHAPTER II.
   What Utilitarianism Is

CHAPTER III.
   Of the Ultimate Sanction of the Principle of Utility

CHAPTER IV.
   Of What Sort of Proof the Principle of Utility Is Susceptible

CHAPTER V.
   Of The Connexion Between Justice and Utility

Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill

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Essays Published: Fraser's Magazine, 1861 Book Published: 1863
Seventh Edition: 1879
Written by John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism is a philosophical defense of the utilitarian position in ethics.
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