In the Interest of the Governed: A Study in Bentham's Philosophy of Utility and Law

by David Lyon and Louis Lyons

Book Overview

Although known as the founder of modern utilitarianism and the source of analytical jurisprudence, Bentham today is infrequently read but often caricatured. The present book offers a reinterpretation of Bentham's main philosophical doctrines, his principle of utility and his analysis of law, philosophical doctrines, as they are developed in Bentham's most important works. A new reading is also given to his theory of law, which suggests Bentham's insight,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198239645
• ISBN13: 9780198239642
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"