Happiness, democracy, and the cooperative movement
Subtitle: the Radical Utilitarianism of William Thompson
By: Mark J. Kaswan
Series: Suny series in new political science
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781438452036
Subjects: Happiness; Democracy; Cooperation; Utilitarianism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-287) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is happiness?; title: The two faces of happiness: a brief history; title: Between pleasure and well-being: Bentham; title: William Thompson's social happiness; title: The politics of happiness; title: Happiness and utility; title: The politics of happiness and democratic principles; title: From theory to practice: cooperatives, happiness and democratic social change; title: Conclusion; title: Appendices; title: Appendix 1. Laws and objects of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, adopted 1844; title: Appendix 2. Statement on the co-operative identity; title: Notes; title: References.