A landmark of moral philosophy and an ideal introduction to ethics, this famous work balances the claims of individuals and society, declaring that all actions should produce the greatest happiness overall. It remains as relevant today as it was to intellectual and moral dilemmas of the 19th century.
It's better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than be a fool satisfied. Men lose their high aspirations as they lose their intellectual tastes....It's better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than be a fool satisfied. Men lose their high aspirations as they lose their intellectual tastes. (展开)
这里首先应该解释一下什么叫功利主义,严格意义上而不是随便说说的。首先功利主义是一个伦理学的概念,它是在休谟和康德分别创立互相对立的两大伦理学流派以后,由边沁和穆勒分别提出理论的另一伦理学流派。他们的伦理学的基本原则是greatest happiness principle: We should ...
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2 有用 慕士塔格 2012-01-04 10:39:55
It's better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than be a fool satisfied. Men lose their high aspirations as they lose their intellectual tastes.... It's better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than be a fool satisfied. Men lose their high aspirations as they lose their intellectual tastes. (展开)
0 有用 Amos 2012-06-30 22:30:47
講功利主義時都能調侃一下英國法律 哈哈
0 有用 sonia 2011-02-28 19:34:54
Mill you drove me crazy!!
1 有用 看书的企鹅 2010-05-07 11:51:45
语言简洁,像我这样的也能很好的理解,比翻译的好
0 有用 风满蜃气楼 2023-07-28 21:43:33 四川
(代标未出版译本)看了约等于没看,全部精力用在了捋顺句子。感觉哲学必须读懂之后翻译(最好是意译为主直译为辅)才行啊…看的这个译本不太可