Bentham : a guide for the perplexed / / Philip Schofield

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812556003321
• Autore: Schofield Philip <1958->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-87107-2; 9786612871078; 1-4411-0605-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Collana: Continuum guides for the perplexed
• Disciplina: 192
• Soggetti: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General; HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-176) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Who was Jeremy Bentham? -- Which Bentham? -- The principle of utility -- Panopticon -- Political fallacies -- Religion and sex -- Torture.
• Sommario/riassunto: Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), utilitarian philosopher and reformer, is a key figure in our intellectual heritage, and a far more subtle, sophisticated, and profound thinker than his popular reputation suggests. Bentham: A Guide for the Perplexed presents a clear account of his life and thought, and highlights his relevance to contemporary debates in philosophy, politics, and law. Key concepts and themes, including Bentham's theory of logic and language, his utilitarianism, his legal theory, his panopticon prison , and his democratic politics, together with his views on religion, sex, and torture