Bentham's an Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

by David Mills Daniel

In the Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789), Bentham strove 'to cut a new road through the wilds of jurisprudence'. Laws should be socially useful and not merely reflect the status quo; and, that while he believed that human beings inevitably pursue pleasure and avoid pain, Bentham thought it to be a 'sacred truth' that 'the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0334041740
• ISBN13: 9780334041740
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: SCM Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.6"