Utilitarianism In The Age Of Enlightenment
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Utilitarianism in the Age of Enlightenment
Author: Niall O'Flaherty
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2019
Studies the influential tradition of 'theological utilitarianism' in the eighteenth century through the lens of William Paley's life and thought.
Utilitarianism
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