Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. The Early Utilitarians: 1. The development of Lockean moral philosophy
2. Abraham Tucker and the call for 'moral policy'
Part II. Paley's 'Moral Politics': 3. William Paley's moral thought
4. 'Taking the pruning knife to the branch': expediency in action
5. Natural theology as an aid to virtue
Part III. Paley's Politics: 6. Utility and the science of politics
7. Utility and the constitution
8. Paley on crimes and punishments
9. Utility and toleration
Part IV. Property and Poverty: 10. The problem of poverty
11. From Paley to Malthus: utility and society after 1785
Conclusion
Select bibliography.
