Consequentialism Books

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Practical Ethics Practical Ethics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 3,488 ratings — published 1979
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Utilitarianism and Other Essays Utilitarianism and Other Essays (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 398 ratings — published 1863
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The Demands of Consequentialism The Demands of Consequentialism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.44 — 9 ratings — published 2002
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Well-Being and Death Well-Being and Death (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.39 — 18 ratings — published 2009
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Sacrifice Regained: Morality and Self-Interest in British Moral Philosophy from Hobbes to Bentham Sacrifice Regained: Morality and Self-Interest in British Moral Philosophy from Hobbes to Bentham (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published
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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
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avg rating 3.85 — 99,060 ratings — published 1987
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The Art of Happiness The Art of Happiness (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.80 — 6,074 ratings — published -300
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Reasons and the Good Reasons and the Good (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 20 ratings — published 2006
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Utilitarianism: For and Against Utilitarianism: For and Against (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 309 ratings — published 1973
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Ethics (British Moral Philosophers) Ethics (British Moral Philosophers)
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avg rating 3.68 — 53 ratings — published 1912
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The Oxford Handbook of Consequentialism The Oxford Handbook of Consequentialism (Hardcover)
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Consequentialism (New Problems of Philosophy) Consequentialism (New Problems of Philosophy)
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avg rating 3.94 — 17 ratings — published 2009
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The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 6,791 ratings — published 2009
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Unfit for the Future: The Need for Moral Enhancement (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics) Unfit for the Future: The Need for Moral Enhancement (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics)
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avg rating 3.19 — 47 ratings — published 2012
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The Precipice The Precipice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 4,887 ratings — published 2020
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What We Owe the Future What We Owe the Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 6,291 ratings — published 2022
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The Point of View of the Universe: Sidgwick and Contemporary Ethics The Point of View of the Universe: Sidgwick and Contemporary Ethics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 72 ratings — published 2014
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Reasons and Persons Reasons and Persons (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,863 ratings — published 1984
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 42,420 ratings — published 1859
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Created from Animals: The Moral Implications of Darwinism Created from Animals: The Moral Implications of Darwinism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 94 ratings — published 1990
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Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 298 ratings — published 2017
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Ideal Code, Real World: A Rule-Consequentialist Theory of Morality Ideal Code, Real World: A Rule-Consequentialist Theory of Morality (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 39 ratings — published 2000
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The Theory Of Good And Evil Vol II The Theory Of Good And Evil Vol II (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2015
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Mill on Liberty: A Defence Mill on Liberty: A Defence (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 40 ratings — published 1996
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The Theory of Good and Evil: A Treatise on Moral Philosophy Part One The Theory of Good and Evil: A Treatise on Moral Philosophy Part One (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2003
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Principia Ethica Principia Ethica (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 993 ratings — published 1903
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The Principles of Morals and Legislation The Principles of Morals and Legislation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.45 — 645 ratings — published 1789
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 24,826 ratings — published 1861
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Consequentialism and its Critics Consequentialism and its Critics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.45 — 29 ratings — published 1988
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Consequentialism and Environmental Ethics (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory) Consequentialism and Environmental Ethics (Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2013
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Commonsense Consequentialism: Wherein Morality Meets Rationality (Oxford Moral Theory) Commonsense Consequentialism: Wherein Morality Meets Rationality (Oxford Moral Theory)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2011
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Consequentialism (International Research Library of Philosophy, Vol 6) Consequentialism (International Research Library of Philosophy, Vol 6)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1993
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Consequentialism Reconsidered (Theory and Decision Library A:, 20) Consequentialism Reconsidered (Theory and Decision Library A:, 20)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1995
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A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.26 — 35 ratings — published 2005
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Derek Parfit
“Until this century, most of mankind lived in small communities. What each did could affect only a few others. But conditions have now changed. Each of us can now, in countless ways, affect countless other people. We can have real though small effects on thousands or millions of people. When these effects are widely dispersed, they may be either trivial, or imperceptible. It now makes a great difference whether we continue to believe that we cannot have greatly harmed or benefited others unless there are people with obvious grounds for resentment or gratitude.”
Derek Parfit, Reasons and Persons

“Inherent morality is like tying a hand behind our backs. Outcomes and methods exist in the moment, and may cause us personal fear, but what we must look at is the long-term consequences of our actions. Our human instinct is to demand inherent morality from fear for ourselves, but this shows us is that what we want to consider "inherent" to the world is inherent to a different globe entirely - the human head.”
Brett Stevens, Nihilism: A Philosophy Based In Nothingness And Eternity

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