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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1948)

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1948)

Jeremy Bentham

Year: 1948
Authors: Jeremy Bentham
Publishers: Free Press
Pages: 436
Print type: BOOK

Description:

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislations, 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 crimeand punishment, both of which remain at the heart of contemporary debates in moral and political philosophy, economics, and legal theory. A new introduction by the leading Bentham scholar F. Rosen, specially written for this edition, provides students with a helpful survey of Bentham's main ideasand an extensive bibliographical study of recent critical work on Bentham.