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Jonathan Riley

Jonathan Riley is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Tulane University. He is known for his expertise on utilitarianism.

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Jonathan Riley
Born1955 (age 70–71)
Education
EducationQueens University, Kingston (BA), Oxford University (PhD)
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
utilitarianism
InstitutionsTulane University
Main interests
utilitarianism

Jonathan Riley is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Tulane University. He is known for his expertise on utilitarianism.1234

Books

  • Mill's On Liberty, Routledge, 1998, 2015
  • Liberal Utilitarianism: Social Choice Theory and J.S. Mill's Philosophy, Cambridge, 1988
References

References

  1. Pattanaik, Prasanta K.; Riley, Jonathan (September 1989). "Liberal Utilitarianism: Social Choice Theory and J. S. Mill's Philosophy". The Economic Journal. 99 (397): 876. doi:10.2307/2233789. JSTOR 2233789.
  2. Weinstein, D. (1989). "Liberal Utilitarianism: Social Choice Theory and J. S. Mill's Philosophy". Political Theory. 17: 684.
  3. Soltan, Karol Edward (November 1989). "Liberal Utilitarianism: Social Choice Theory and J. S. Mill's Philosophy. Jonathan Riley". The Journal of Politics. 51 (4): 1037–1038. doi:10.2307/2131557. ISSN 0022-3816. JSTOR 2131557.
  4. Weinstein, D. (November 2001). "Jonathan Riley, Mill On Liberty, London, Routledge, 1998, pp. xiii + 241". Utilitas. 13 (3): 366–369. doi:10.1017/S0953820800003277. ISSN 1741-6183.
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