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The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Jeremy Bentham

The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation By Jeremy Bentham

The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham


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One of the earliest and best-known of Bentham's works, the Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation sets out a profound and innovative philosophical argument. This definitive edition includes both the late H. L. A. Hart's classic essay on the work and a new introduction by F. Rosen.

The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Summary

The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham

The new critical edition of the works and correspondence of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) is being prepared and published under the supervision of the Bentham Committee of University College London. In spite of his importance as jurist, philosopher, and social scientist, and leader of the Utilitarian reformers, the only previous edition of his works was a poorly edited and incomplete one brought out within a decade or so of his death. Eight volumes of the new Collected Works, five of correspondence, and three of writings on jurisprudence, appeared between 1968 and 1981, published by the Athlone Press. Further volumes in the series since then are published by Oxford University Press. The overall plan and principles of the edition are set out in the General Preface to The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, vol. 1, which was the first volume of the Collected Works to be published. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Jeremy Bentham's best-known work, is a classic text in modern philosophy and jurisprudence. First published in 1789, it contains the important statement of the foundations of utilitarian philosophy and a pioneering study of crime and punishment, both of which remain at the heart of contemporary debates in moral and political philosophy, economics, and legal theory. Printed here in full is the definitive edition, edited by the distinguished scholars J. H. Burns and H. L. A. Hart. An introductory essay by Hart, first published in 1982 and a widely acknowledged classic in its own right, is reprinted here. It contains an important analysis of Bentham's principle of utility, theory of action, and an account of the relationship between law and morality. A new introduction by the leading Bentham scholar F. Rosen, specially written for this Clarendon Paperback edition, provides students with a helpful survey of Bentham's main ideas and an extensive bibliographical study of recent critical work on Bentham. Professor Rosen's essay also contains a new analysis of the principle of utility in Bentham's philosophy which is compared with its use in Hume and J. S. Mill.

The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation Reviews

Dr Schofield's editorial work is exemplary, and greatly assists the reader. The editor's labours and scholarship are much to our profit. These writings add significantly to our knowledge of Bentham ... the paperback reissue of the definitive text of the Collected Works edition is very welcome. * Peter Nicholson, University of York, Political Studies, Vol. 45, No. 1, March '97 *

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NPB9780198205166
9780198205166
0198205163
The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham
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Oxford University Press
1996-01-11
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