Why Happiness Includes Fairness an Essay in Soft Utilitarian Ethics. [electronic resource] :
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2013.
- 1 online resource (230 pages)
WHY HAPPINESS INCLUDES FAIRNESS: An Essay in Soft Utilitarian Ethics; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Of the Good in General; Chapter 2 -- Happiness (1); Chapter 3 -- Happiness (2); Chapter 4 -- Psychology and Morality; Chapter 5 -- Two Ends of Practical Reason, and the Relevance of Religion; Chapter 6 -- On Sexual Morality and the Coolidge Effect; Chapter 7 -- Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
This is a study of ethical principles and theories. Dr. Meynell defines the good in ethical matters as depending in large part, although not entirely, on how an action effects the happiness of and the fairness to sentient beings. He calls this ""soft utilitarianism""
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