Reviews for Bertrand Russell and the Edwardian Philosophers: Constructing the World

The average rating for Bertrand Russell and the Edwardian Philosophers: Constructing the World based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-11-08 00:00:00 Jack Brown Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill's book Utilitarianism is a classic exposition and defense of utilitarianism in ethics. The essay first appeared as a series of three articles published in Fraser's Magazine in 1861; the articles were collected and reprinted as a single book in 1863. Mill's aim in the book is to explain what utilitarianism is, to show why it is the best theory of ethics, and to defend it against a wide range of criticisms and misunderstandings. Though heavily criticized both in Mill's lifetime and in the years since, Utilitarianism did a great deal to popularize utilitarian ethics and has been considered "the most influential philosophical articulation of a liberal humanistic morality that was produced in the nineteenth century." تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز بیست و نهم ماه می سال 2011 میلادی عنوان: فایده گرایی؛ نویسنده: جان استوارت میل؛ مترجم: مرتضی مردیها؛ تهران، نشر نی، 1388؛ در 262ص؛ شابک: 9789641850809؛ چاپ دوم 1390؛ چاپ سوم 1392؛ واژه نامه، کتابنامه از ص 257؛ تا ص 258؛ موضوع فایده گرایی - از نویسندگان بریتانیایی - سده 19م فایده‌ گرایی یا «منفعت گرایی» نظریه‌ ای ست، در باره ی مبانی اخلاق، و فراتر از آن، حوزه‌ هایی همچون فلسفه ی سیاست، و حقوق را نیز در بر می‌گیرد؛ «جان استوارت میل»، برجسته‌ ترین مدافع فایده‌ گرایی، در این کتاب می‌کوشند، خوانشگران را نسبت به راستی و درستی و کارسازی این نظریه، باورمند کنند؛ ا. شربیانی

Review # 2 was written on 2011-08-17 00:00:00 Patrick Broussard "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, is of a different opinion, it is only because they only know their own side of the question." - John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism I remember reading bits of Mill's Utilitarianism during a course of political philosophy and public policy when I was in college (my major almost 20 years ago was public policy). I have always been attracted to the basics of Mill's Utilitarianism and William's Pragmatism. Thus, may I disagree with Ferris Bueller. I do believe in isms. Anyway, I hadn't touched Mill in quite awhile (6 years) and figured it was probably time to dust off some of those foundational Western political philosophers. Who knows, we all may be rebuilding a Republic soon.