Philip Schofield (Professor of the History of Legal and Political T

Utility and Democracy: The Political Thought of Jeremy Bentham

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this first full historical account of the political thought of Jeremy Bentham, Philip Schofield shows how Bentham's insights in the fields of logic and language led to the first defence of democracy from a utilitarian perspective, and to the creation of the philosophic radicals, dedicated to political, legal, ecclesiastical, and social reform.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 159mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9780199563364
• ISBN-10: 0199563365
• Artikelnr.: 26885408

Inhaltsangabe

1: Real and Fictitious Entities
2: The Principle of Utility
3: Natural Law and Natural Rights
4: The French Revolution
5: The Emergence of Sinister Interest
6: Parliamentary Reform
7: The Church
8: Colonies and Constitutional Law
9: Codification, Constitutional Law, and Republicanism
10: Publicity, Responsibility, and the Architecture of Government
11: The Antidote to Sinister Interest: Official Aptitude
12: The Politics of Law Reform
13: Last Things
Bibliography
Index