An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

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9780486454528
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0486454525
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 06/05/2007
Publisher: Dover Publications

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Summary

Bentham's best-known book stands as a classic of both philosophy and jurisprudence. The 1789 work articulates an important statement of the foundations of utilitarian philosophy it also represents a pioneering study of crime and punishment. Bentham's reasoning remains central to contemporary debates in moral and political philosophy, economics, and legal theory.

Acknowledgements	p. v
Abbreviations	p. xxix
Introduction	p. xxxi
Further Reading	p. lxxi
Bentham's Principle Of Utility And Theory Of Penal Law	p. lxxix
Preface	p. 1
of the Principle of Utility	p. 11
of Principles Adverse to That of Utility	p. 17
of the Four Sanctions or Sources of Pain and Pleasure	p. 34
Value of a Lot of Pleasure or Pain, How to Be Measured	p. 38
Pleasures and Pains, Their Kinds	p. 42
of Circumstances Influencing Sensibility	p. 51
of Human Actions in General	p. 74
of Intentionality	p. 84
of Consciousness	p. 90
of Motives	p. 96
of Human Dispositions in General	p. 125
of the Consequences of a Mischievous Act	p. 143
Cases Unmeet for Punishment	p. 158
of the Proportion Between Punishments and Offences	p. 165
of the Properties to Be Given to a Lot of Punishment	p. 175
Division of Offences	p. 187
of the Limits of the Penal Branch of Jurisprudence	p. 281
Concluding Note1	p. 301
Index Of Subjects	p. 313
Index Of Names	p. 341
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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

9780486454528

0486454525

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