Steven Sverdlik
Biographic Data
| ID | 1069469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven Sverdlik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven |
| FAMILY NAME | Sverdlik |
| SIGNATURE | SVERDLIK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Methodist University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7286-0817 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bentham’s Project of Applied Ethics, c. 1780
TBC
Benthamís Project of Applied Ethics, c. 1780
Benthamís An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (IPML) was originally intended to introduce a utilitarian penal code. Such a code would apply the principle of utility to the task of designing a system of criminal law. Part I, Section I of this two-part paper gives an overview of IPML, in which the basic moral assumptions of utilitarianism are presented, and the central concept of mischief is emphasised. The principle of util…
Bentham on Temptation and Deterrence
In Introduction Bentham considers a difficulty. If the immediate aim of punishment is to deter agents considering breaking the law, then the severity of the threat of punishment must increase if they are strongly tempted to offend. But it seems intuitively that some people who were strongly tempted to offend should be punished leniently. Bentham argues in response that all potential offenders capable of being deterred must be deterred. He makes t…
Sidgwick's Methodology
Sidgwick'sMethodology STEVEN SVERDLIK HENRY SIDGWICK(1838--19OO) OCCUPIES a curious position in the history of modern ethical thought. There are those who regard his treatise The Methods of Ethics (1st edition, 1874; 7th edition, 19o7) as the culmination of "classical" utilitarianism, the doctrine that our sole moral obligation is to produce the greatest possible amount of satisfaction in the world. He is often said to be superior to Mill and Ben…
The Nature of Desert
The logic of desert
Bentham on Temptation and Deterrence
In Introduction Bentham considers a difficulty. If the immediate aim of punishment is to deter agents considering breaking the law, then the severity of the threat of punishment must increase if they are strongly tempted to offend. But it seems intuitively that some people who were strongly tempted to offend should be punished leniently. Bentham argues in response that all potential offenders capable of being deterred must be deterred. He makes t…
The Nature of Desert
The logic of desert
Sidgwick's Methodology
Sidgwick'sMethodology STEVEN SVERDLIK HENRY SIDGWICK(1838--19OO) OCCUPIES a curious position in the history of modern ethical thought. There are those who regard his treatise The Methods of Ethics (1st edition, 1874; 7th edition, 19o7) as the culmination of "classical" utilitarianism, the doctrine that our sole moral obligation is to produce the greatest possible amount of satisfaction in the world. He is often said to be superior to Mill and Ben…
Bentham on Temptation and Deterrence
In Introduction Bentham considers a difficulty. If the immediate aim of punishment is to deter agents considering breaking the law, then the severity of the threat of punishment must increase if they are strongly tempted to offend. But it seems intuitively that some people who were strongly tempted to offend should be punished leniently. Bentham argues in response that all potential offenders capable of being deterred must be deterred. He makes t…
Benthamís Project of Applied Ethics, c. 1780
Benthamís An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (IPML) was originally intended to introduce a utilitarian penal code. Such a code would apply the principle of utility to the task of designing a system of criminal law. Part I, Section I of this two-part paper gives an overview of IPML, in which the basic moral assumptions of utilitarianism are presented, and the central concept of mischief is emphasised. The principle of util…
Bentham’s Project of Applied Ethics, c. 1780
TBC
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Utilitarianism (2 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 works)