Should We Maximize Utility?: A Debate about Utilitarianism - Paperback

by Ben Bramble (Author), James Lenman (Author)

Utilitarianism directs us to act in ways that impartially maximize welfare or utility or at least aim to do that. The two authors debate various forms of this longstanding ethical theory, arguing for very different conclusions, in a way that is sure to leave readers with new views of their own moral thoughts and lives.

Author Biography

Ben Bramble is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the Australian National University and a Mission Specialist at ANU's Institute for Space. He is the author of The Passing of Momentary Well-Being (Routledge, 2018), Pandemic Ethics (2020), and numerous articles including "The Defective Character Solution to the Non-Identity Problem" (2021).

James Lenman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield. He has published many articles, mostly on metaethics and normative ethics, and a book, The Possibility of Moral Community (2024).

Roger Crisp is Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University.