Utilitarianism Books

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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 25,491 ratings — published 1861
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The Principles of Morals and Legislation The Principles of Morals and Legislation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 660 ratings — published 1789
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Hard Times Hard Times (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.55 — 75,777 ratings — published 1854
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Utilitarianism: For and Against Utilitarianism: For and Against (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 316 ratings — published 1973
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 44,260 ratings — published 1859
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Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction Utilitarianism: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 307 ratings — published 2017
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The Methods of Ethics (Hackett Classics) The Methods of Ethics (Hackett Classics)
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avg rating 3.96 — 187 ratings — published 1874
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Reasons and Persons Reasons and Persons (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,961 ratings — published 1984
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,125,577 ratings — published 1866
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What We Owe the Future What We Owe the Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 6,595 ratings — published 2022
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Famine, Affluence, and Morality Famine, Affluence, and Morality (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,322 ratings — published 1972
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Suffering-Focused Ethics: Defense and Implications Suffering-Focused Ethics: Defense and Implications (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 123 ratings — published 2020
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Utilitarianism and Other Essays Utilitarianism and Other Essays (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 415 ratings — published 1863
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The Classical Utilitarians The Classical Utilitarians (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.63 — 134 ratings — published 2003
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On Liberty / Utilitarianism On Liberty / Utilitarianism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 777 ratings — published 1859
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Practical Ethics Practical Ethics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 3,590 ratings — published 1979
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Animal Liberation Animal Liberation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 11,461 ratings — published 1975
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John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 157 ratings — published 2007
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Outlines of the History of Ethics Outlines of the History of Ethics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 21 ratings — published 1988
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Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 3,330 ratings — published 2013
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Moral Theory: An Introduction (Elements of Philosophy) Moral Theory: An Introduction (Elements of Philosophy)
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avg rating 3.79 — 153 ratings — published 2002
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Utilitarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed Utilitarianism: A Guide for the Perplexed (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 18 ratings — published 2009
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On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 316 ratings — published 2015
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Utilitarianism and Beyond Utilitarianism and Beyond (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 37 ratings — published 1982
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The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically (Castle Lectures in Ethics, Politics, and Economics) The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically (Castle Lectures in Ethics, Politics, and Economics)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,879 ratings — published 2015
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Autobiography Autobiography (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 1,113 ratings — published 1873
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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 — 6,969 ratings — published 2009
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The Hedonistic Imperative The Hedonistic Imperative (ebook)
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avg rating 4.09 — 124 ratings — published 2015
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Wrongness, Wisdom, and Wilderness: Toward a Libertarian Theory of Ethics and the Environment (Social Polit Thought (Dis)) Wrongness, Wisdom, and Wilderness: Toward a Libertarian Theory of Ethics and the Environment (Social Polit Thought (Dis))
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1997
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Understanding Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Theory Understanding Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.12 — 57 ratings — published 2003
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Justice: A Reader Justice: A Reader (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 225 ratings — published
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Pain, Pleasure, and the Greater Good: From the Panopticon to the Skinner Box and Beyond Pain, Pleasure, and the Greater Good: From the Panopticon to the Skinner Box and Beyond (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 17 ratings — published
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Fundamentals of Ethics (Not In A Series) Fundamentals of Ethics (Not In A Series)
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avg rating 3.82 — 56 ratings — published 1983
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The Case of the Speluncean Explorers: Nine New Opinions The Case of the Speluncean Explorers: Nine New Opinions (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 280 ratings — published 1998
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Hedonistic Utilitarianism Hedonistic Utilitarianism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published 1998
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Utilitarianism as a Public Philosophy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy) Utilitarianism as a Public Philosophy (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy)
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avg rating 3.47 — 15 ratings — published 1995
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An Introduction to Utilitarianism: From Theory to Practice An Introduction to Utilitarianism: From Theory to Practice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.70 — 20 ratings — published
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Understanding Utilitarianism (Understanding Movements in Modern Thought) Understanding Utilitarianism (Understanding Movements in Modern Thought)
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avg rating 3.90 — 20 ratings — published 2007
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On Liberty and The Subjection of Women On Liberty and The Subjection of Women (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 752 ratings — published 1869
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Utilitarianism (Problems of Philosophy) Utilitarianism (Problems of Philosophy)
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avg rating 3.59 — 17 ratings — published 1995
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Global Ethics Global Ethics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.48 — 21 ratings — published 2011
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Utilitarianism: For and Against by J. J. C. Smart Bernard Williams(1973-01-01) Utilitarianism: For and Against by J. J. C. Smart Bernard Williams(1973-01-01)
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Ethics: A Very Short Introduction Ethics: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.42 — 1,157 ratings — published 2009
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The Limits of Utilitarianism The Limits of Utilitarianism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1982
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The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 12 ratings — published 1970
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The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 11 ratings — published 2005
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Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 510 ratings — published 1995
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The Foundations of Morality The Foundations of Morality (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 91 ratings — published 1964
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The Panopticon Writings (Radical Thinkers) The Panopticon Writings (Radical Thinkers)
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avg rating 3.47 — 360 ratings — published 1791
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On Liberty and Other Writings On Liberty and Other Writings (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 846 ratings — published 1989
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John Stuart Mill
“In a world in which there is so much to interest, so much to enjoy, and so much also to correct and improve, everyone who has this moderate amount of moral and intellectual requisites is capable of an existence which may be called enviable; and unless such a person, through bad laws, or subjection to the will of others, is denied the liberty to use the sources of happiness within his reach, he will not fail to find the enviable existence”
John Stuart Mill

Gary L. Francione
“One of the main arguments that I make is that although almost everyone accepts that it is morally wrong to inflict “unnecessary” suffering and death on animals, 99% of the suffering and death that we inflict on animals can be justified only by our pleasure, amusement, or convenience. For example, the best justification that we have for killing the billions of nonhumans that we eat every year is that we enjoy the taste of animal flesh and animal products. This is not an acceptable justification if we take seriously, as we purport to, that it is wrong to inflict unnecessary suffering or death on animals, and it illustrates the confused thinking that I characterize as our “moral schizophrenia” when it comes to nonhumans.

A follow-up question that I often get is: “What about vivisection? Surely that use of animals is not merely for our pleasure, is it?”

Vivisection, Part One: The “Necessity” of Vivisection | Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach”
GaryLFrancione

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