Jeremy Bentham's (1748-1832) writings in social and political thought were both theoretical and practical. As a theorist, he made important contributions to the modern understanding of the principle of utility, to ideas of sovereignty, liberty and justice and to the importance of radical reform in a representative democracy. This volume includes essays from leading Bentham scholars plus an introduction, surveying recent scholarship.
Jeremy Bentham's (1748-1832) writings in social and political thought were both theoretical and practical. As a theorist, he made important contributions to the modern understanding of the principle of utility, to ideas of sovereignty, liberty and justice and to the importance of radical reform in a representative democracy. This volume includes essays from leading Bentham scholars plus an introduction, surveying recent scholarship.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Frederick Rosen is Emeritus Professor at University College London, UK.
Inhaltsangabe
Contents: Series preface; Introduction; Part I The Utilitarian Tradition: 'Utility' and the 'utility principle': Hume Smith Bentham Mill Douglas G. Long; Reading Hume backwards: utility as the foundation of morals Frederick Rosen; The clew to the labyrinth Ross Harrison. Part II Liberty and Justice: Fundamental words Douglas G. Long; Utilitarian justice and the tasks of law Gerald J. Postema; Security expectation and liberty P.J. Kelly; Liberty and constitutional theory Frederick Rosen. Part III Sovereignty and the State: Bentham on sovereignty H.L.A. Hart; Bentham on sovereignty; an exploration J.H. Burns; Sovereignty and democracy Frederick Rosen. Part IV Polity and Economy: Utilitarianism and distributive justice: the civil law and the foundations of Bentham's economic thought P.J. Kelly; Economy and polity in Bentham's science of legislation David Lieberman; Jeremy Bentham Takuo Dome. Part V Society: Foucault and Bentham: a defence of panopticism Janet Semple; Rethinking institutions in late Georgian England Roy Porter; Jeremy Bentham on the relief of indigence: an exercise in applied philosophy Michael Quinn; Utilitarianism and feminism Lea Campos Boralevi; 'Not Paul but Jesus' Louis Crompton. Part VI The French Revolution and Political Radicalism: Bentham and the French revolution J.H. Burns; Bentham's transition to political radicalism 1809-10 J.R. Dinwiddy; Bentham's political radicalism re-examined J. Crimmins; Jeremy Bentham the French Revolution and political radicalism Philip Schofield. Part VII Revolution in Government: The transmission of Benthamite ideas 1820-1850 S.E. Finer; Jeremy Bentham and the 19th-century revolution in government L.J. Hume; Jeremy Bentham and the 19th-century revolution in government Stephen Conway; Name index.
Contents: Series preface; Introduction; Part I The Utilitarian Tradition: 'Utility' and the 'utility principle': Hume Smith Bentham Mill Douglas G. Long; Reading Hume backwards: utility as the foundation of morals Frederick Rosen; The clew to the labyrinth Ross Harrison. Part II Liberty and Justice: Fundamental words Douglas G. Long; Utilitarian justice and the tasks of law Gerald J. Postema; Security expectation and liberty P.J. Kelly; Liberty and constitutional theory Frederick Rosen. Part III Sovereignty and the State: Bentham on sovereignty H.L.A. Hart; Bentham on sovereignty; an exploration J.H. Burns; Sovereignty and democracy Frederick Rosen. Part IV Polity and Economy: Utilitarianism and distributive justice: the civil law and the foundations of Bentham's economic thought P.J. Kelly; Economy and polity in Bentham's science of legislation David Lieberman; Jeremy Bentham Takuo Dome. Part V Society: Foucault and Bentham: a defence of panopticism Janet Semple; Rethinking institutions in late Georgian England Roy Porter; Jeremy Bentham on the relief of indigence: an exercise in applied philosophy Michael Quinn; Utilitarianism and feminism Lea Campos Boralevi; 'Not Paul but Jesus' Louis Crompton. Part VI The French Revolution and Political Radicalism: Bentham and the French revolution J.H. Burns; Bentham's transition to political radicalism 1809-10 J.R. Dinwiddy; Bentham's political radicalism re-examined J. Crimmins; Jeremy Bentham the French Revolution and political radicalism Philip Schofield. Part VII Revolution in Government: The transmission of Benthamite ideas 1820-1850 S.E. Finer; Jeremy Bentham and the 19th-century revolution in government L.J. Hume; Jeremy Bentham and the 19th-century revolution in government Stephen Conway; Name index.
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