BenthamJeremy Bentham, the founder of utilitarianism, made an important impact on several areas of thought and policy, including ethics, jurisprudence, political theory, and social and administrative reform. The first short study to provide a balanced and accessible introduction to his thought, this volume gives space to the various components of his philosophy and demonstrates the essential interconnections between them. |
Contents
Biographical outline | 1 |
The greatest happiness principle | 20 |
Language and method | 38 |
Copyright | |
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Bentham: Selected Writings of John Dinwiddy John Rowland Dinwiddy,William L. Twining Limited preview - 2004 |
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