Weighing Goods - Paperback

by John Broome (Author)

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This study uses techniques from economics to illuminate fundamental questions in ethics, particularly in the foundations of utilitarianism. Topics considered include the nature of teleological ethics, the foundations of decision theory, the value of equality and the moral significance of a person's continuing identity through time.

Author Biography

John Broome is White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University.