Adu-Amankwah, Patrick A.
The Moral Philosophy of R. M. Hare

A Vindication of Utilitarianism?

This study of R. M. Hare's moral language analysis leads to his defense of utilitarianism. Contesting the attempt by logical positivists to make moral statements non-philosophy, this work agrees in large part with R. M. Hare's analysis of language, but points out that Hare deserts his own philosophy in real situations of application. It finds that the utilitarian element to be found in most moral judgments is given undue weight and made the foundation of morality; actually utilitarianism only expropriates old precepts of intuitions. XXXV,603 Seiten, gebunden (American University Studies. Series V: Philosophy; Vol. 172/Peter Lang Verlag 1997) Mängelexemplar/near mint