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Utilitarianism and Welfarism
Author(s)
Sen, Amartya
Abstract
In this paper, Amartya Sen is concerned with the features of utilitarianism that cannot be traced to consequentialism. The intention is to provide a critique of utilitarianism without disputing the acceptability of consequentialism.
IssueNo
9
Pages
463-489
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Source
Journal of Philosophy
VolumeNo
76
PubDate
September 1979
ISBN_ISSN
0022-362X
Ethical Theory
Consequentialism
Historical Perspectives
Problems for Modern Ethical Theory
Utilitarianism