Bentham: Selected Writings of John Dinwiddy

by J.R. Dinwiddy

Book Overview

Jeremy Bentham, the founder of utilitarianism, made a powerful impact on several major areas of thought and policy: ethics, jurisprudence, political and constitutional theory, and social and administrative reform. Yet from the start his ideas have been subject to misunderstanding and caricature. John Dinwiddy's Bentham is regarded as the best introduction to this important jurist and reformer.

Dinwiddy examines the various components...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804745196
• ISBN13: 9780804745192
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 8.7"