An Introduction to the principles of Morals And Legislation: by Jeremy Bentham
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Product Code: 1385027288
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Number of Pages: 378
Binding: Paper Back
Publisher: The Clarendon Press
Edition: 2007
ISSN: 9780486454528
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Summary: first published in 1789, Jeremy Bentham's best known work remains a classic of modern philosophy and jurisprudence. Its definitions of the foundations of utilitarian philosophy and its groundbreaking studies of crime and punishment retain their relevance to modern issues of moral and political philosophy, economics, and legal theory.
Based on the assumption that individuals seek pleasure and avoid pain, Bentham's utilitarian perspective forms a guide to moral decision making. With the "greatest happiness of the greatest number" as his objective, the author attempt to identify the sources and varieties of pleasure and pain as well as the ways in which they can be measured in assessing moral options. Considerations of intentionality, consciousness, motives, and depositions support Bentham's arguments.
the text concludes with his survey of purpose and the role of law and jurisprudence, a fascinating exercise in the theory of social reform that explores conflicts between the int rests of the majority and individual freedom.