A Good Mean for a Good End: A Utilitarian Vision of Democracy.”
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Vol 17 No 2 (2010): International Tribute to Esperanza Guisán (Volume I), Articles, pages 189-208
Submitted: 16-01-2013
Accepted: 16-01-2013
Abstract
Utilitarianism and democracy had always been related, to the point that for same authors democracy is nothing but political utilitarianism. Though his claim can be challenged, utilitarians had always supported democracy. However, their main arguments and proposals had been remarkably different. In this paper we analyze these differences in terms both of the intrinsic differences in their theoretical proposals and of the changing historical and political context.
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Utilitarianism, democracy, representation, Bentham, Mill, Singer. Democracia
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