{"product_id":"the-happiness-philosophers-the-lives-and-works-of-the-great-utilitarians-9780691154770","title":"The Happiness Philosophers: The Lives and Works of the Great Utilitarians","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bart Schultz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Movements - Utilitarianism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Happiness Philosophers\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable achievement. Bart Schultz uses his skill in philosophical biography to bring the founders of utilitarianism to life. But he does much more than that. By revealing the early utilitarians' fascinating mix of intelligence, passion, and reforming zeal, he dispels caricatures of utilitarian thinking. His conviction that utilitarianism can guide us in our search for solutions to the ethical and political problems we face today only adds to the importance of the book.\"\u003cb\u003e--Peter Singer, author of \u003ci\u003eEthics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Happiness Philosophers\u003c\/i\u003e, Bart Schultz tells the gripping story of the founders of utilitarianism. Far from being prosaic materialists dedicated to calculating pleasure and pain, the utilitarians were passionate humanists and reformers whose ideas offer crucial insights about inequality and suffering. They were fascinating individuals, brilliant and eccentric, creative and surprising, and their lives are as important to study as their writings. A wonderful achievement.\"\u003cb\u003e--Charlotte Gordon, author of \u003ci\u003eRomantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Utilitarianism has been a central ethical position in Western philosophy for more than two centuries, yet surprisingly little attention has been paid to the lives of its major proponents. This is especially remarkable given how unusual and fascinating those lives were. Bart Schultz has found a marvelous topic, and he writes beautifully, seamlessly connecting the lives and ideas of these thinkers.\"\u003cb\u003e--Roger Crisp, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Happiness Philosophers\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully conceived and brilliantly executed book. Its focus on the founders of utilitarianism is a masterstroke, and it provides wonderful details about their lives.\"\u003cb\u003e--Brad Hooker, University of Reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45268593967255,"sku":"9780691154770","price":5798.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780691154770.webp?v=1767105201","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-happiness-philosophers-the-lives-and-works-of-the-great-utilitarians-9780691154770","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}