Selected writings / / Jeremy Bentham ; edited and with an introduction by Stephen G. Engelmann ; with essays by Philip Schofield ... [et al.]

• Autore: Bentham Jeremy <1748-1832.>
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (561 p.)
• Disciplina: 192
• Soggetto topico: Philosophy; Political science - Philosophy
• Altri autori: EngelmannStephen G. <1961-> SchofieldPhilip <1958->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Texts. I. Pleasure and liberty. Sex / ed. Philip Schofield ; II. Fundamentals of jurisprudence. An introduction to the principles of morals and legislation, preface and chapters 1-5 ; Place and time / ed. Philip Schofield and Stephen G. Engelmann ; Rational of judicial evidence, specially applied to English practice, book 1, chapter 1 ; Constitutional code rationale, chapters 1 and 2 ; Pannomial fragments ; III. Politics, policy and political economy. Panopticon, or the inspection-house, letters 1, 2, and 6 ; Of publicity ; Manual of political economy, chapters 1 and 2 ; Nonsense upon stilts (excluding the observations on Sieyès ) ; On retrenchment -- Essays. Jeremy Bentham, the principle of utility, and legal positivism / Philip Schofield -- Bentham on codification / David Lieberman -- "Great and distant crimes": empire in Bentham's thought / Jennifer Pitts ; Bentham, utility, and romantic imagination / Mark Canuel.
• Sommario/riassunto: Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), philosopher and reformer, is one of the most influential thinkers of the modern age. This introduction to his writings presents a representative selection of texts authoritatively restored by the Bentham Project, University College London. As well as more familiar pieces on utility, law, and politics/policy, highlights include the succinct essay "On Retrenchment" and a never-before-published treatise on sex. The volume is completed by major interpretative essays by Mark Canuel, David Lieberman, Jennifer Pitts, and Philip Schofield. The texts included in the book are: -Sex -An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, Preface and Chapters 1-5 -Place and Time -Rationale of Judicial Evidence, Specially Applied to English Practice, Book 1, Chapter 1 -Constitutional Code Rationale, Chapters 1 and 2 -Pannomial Fragments -Panopticon, or, the Inspection-House, Letters 1, 2, and 6 -Of Publicity -Manual of Political Economy, Chapters 1 and 2 -Nonsense Upon Stilts (excluding the Observations on Sieyes) -On Retrenchment #160
• Titolo autorizzato: Selected writings
• ISBN: 0-300-16868-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910958557303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Rethinking the Western tradition.