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An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham
Category: Reference | Series: Dover Philosophical Classics Ser.
First published in 1789, Jeremy Bentham's best-known work remains a classic of modern philosophy and jurisprudence. Its definitions of the foundations of utilitarian philosophy and its groundbreaking studies of crime and punishment retain their relevance to modern issues of moral and political philosoph ...Show more
Utilitarianism and Other Essays by John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham
Category: Philosophy and Religion
One of the most important nineteenth-century schools of thought, Utilitarianism propounds the view that the value or rightness of an action rests in how well it promotes the welfare of those affected by it, aiming for ‘the greatest happiness of the greatest number’. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was the mo ...Show more
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